Toshiko Akiyoshi at Maybeck is a solo jazz piano album recorded by Toshiko Akiyoshi at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California and released on the Concord Jazz record label.[2] It is Volume 36 in Concord's "Maybeck Recital Hall Series".
| Toshiko Akiyoshi at Maybeck | ||||
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| Released | 10 July 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 1993 | |||
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:12 | |||
| Label | Concord Jazz | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
In a review for AllMusic, Richard S. Ginell called the recording "one of the more individual solo albums in the Maybeck series," and stated that Akiyoshi "has her own distinct ideas" and "is especially compelling when her hands fly off in multiple directions."[1]
Track listing
edit- "Village" (Akiyoshi) – 5:59
- "Come Sunday" (Ellington) – 4:37
- "Con Alma" (Gillespie) – 5:28
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 7:02
- "It Was a Very Good Year" (Drake) – 5:34
- "Things We Did Last Summer" (Cahn, Styne) – 7:44
- "Old Devil Moon" (Harburg, Lane) – 6:04
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Parish) – 6:09
- "Quadrille, Anyone?" (Akiyoshi) – 5:45
- "Tempus Fugit" (Powell) – 3:50
References
edit- ^ a b c https://www.allmusic.com/album/r208506
- ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 18.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 11.
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