James Williams at Maybeck

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James Williams at Maybeck
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Live album by
James Williams
RecordedAugust 27 1995
Venue Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre Jazz
Label Concord

James Williams at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Forty-Two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist James Williams.

Contents

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California. [1] on August 27 1995. [2] The material is mostly pop and jazz standards. [3]

Release and reception

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James Williams at Maybeck was released by Concord Records. [4] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "this CD is a pleasing, often reflective possible capstone to the long Maybeck project". [3] The Los Angeles Times reviewer indicated that solo playing accentuated Williams's style, and concluded that the album was "One of the 10 best in Concord's distinguished Maybeck series". [4] Pianist Liam Noble described the performance of "'Round Midnight": "Williams really hangs on to the mood and, he gives us only one statement of the tune and then out, there’s a world of ideas and originality and, above all, authenticity in what he does in these four short minutes". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 8:35
  2. "Footprints" – 5:08
  3. "Dreamsville" – 7:21
  4. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" – 7:44
  5. "New York" – 5:51
  6. "'Round Midnight" – 4:26
  7. "Inner Urge" – 3:15
  8. "Street of Dreams" – 4:04
  9. "Blues Etude" – 5:11
  10. "Spirtual Medley: Holy, Holy, Holy" – 1:25
  11. "Spirtual Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" – 4:40
  12. "Spirtual Medley: Blessed Assurance" – 2:06
  13. "Spirtual Medley: Why We Sing" – 4:31

Source: [3]

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "James Williams at Maybeck". loc.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ginell, Richard S. "James Williams: Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 42". AllMusic . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Kohlhasse, Bill (May 12, 1996). "James Williams: "Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Forty-Two" Concord Jazz". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Noble, Liam (March 9, 2023). "Liam Noble Writes About the Concord 'Live at Maybeck Recital Hall' Series (Part 2 of 4, 'Round Midnight')". London Jazz News. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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