Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Two

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Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Two
Sir Roland Hanna Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Thirty Two.jpg
Live album by
Roland Hanna
Released1994
RecordedAugust 1993
Venue Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre Jazz
Label Concord

Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume Thirty-Two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Roland Hanna.

Contents

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California [1] in August 1993. [2] The material is mostly Gershwin compositions, including medleys. [3]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz highlighted Hanna's use of chromaticism. [2] The AllMusic reviewer wrote that Hanna "mixes his stride, Tatum, bop and classical strains freely, but with the structure of his instant compositions always in mind, the signs of a musician who knows how to put together a satisfying solo piano gig". [3] A reviewer for Billboard praised Hanna's "offbeat, intricate arrangements" and "idiosyncratic melodic vision". [6] Ron Welburn of JazzTimes expressed admiration for the voicings on "Love Walked In" and stated that the "bluesy intro would allow you to drift leisurely at will". [7]

Track listing

  1. "Love Walked In"
  2. "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
  3. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise"
  4. "Fascinating Rhythm/The Man I Love/Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
  5. "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
  6. "Oleo"
  7. "Lush Life"
  8. "This Can't Be Love"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 578. ISBN   978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. 1 2 3 Ginell, Richard S. "Roland Hanna – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 32". AllMusic . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 288.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 115.
  6. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. July 23, 1994. p. 58 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Welburn, Ron (October 1994). "Reviews". JazzTimes. p. 85 – via Google Books.
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