Jaki Byard at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Seventeen is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Jaki Byard.
| Jaki Byard at Maybeck | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Recorded | September 8, 1991 |
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Concord |
Music and recording
editThe album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in 1991.[2] Byard played in a variety of styles: "It's all here, the lyrical and the rollicking, the finely-tuned comic flair and roving, impish imagination filtered through a bedrock sense of swing and surpassing technical command".[1]
Release and reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
It was released by Concord Records in 1991.[1][3] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that this was "an excellent outing" by "one of the most underrated jazz pianists of all time".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Hello, Young Lovers" – 7:12
- "Tribute to the Ticklers" – 5:27
- "My One and Only Love" – 7:28
- "European Episode" – 11:01
- "Collage of Thelonions Monk" – 7:40
- "'Round Midnight/Friday the Thirteenth/Ruby My Dear" – 2:22
- "Dedication to Art Blakey, Walter Davis, Leonard Bernstein and Aaron" – 14:37
Personnel
edit- Jaki Byard – piano
References
edit- ^ a b c Asher, Don (July 24, 2013) "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Reney, Tom (June 18, 2012) "Jaki Byard: An Appreciation". JazzTimes.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott "Jaki Byard – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 17". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.