| Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | August 1990 | |||
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Concord CCD-4442 | |||
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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven is an album of solo jazz piano performed by John Hicks recorded in 1990.[1] The album was the seventh of 42 piano recitals at the hall released on CD by the Concord label.[2]
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Music and recording
The album was recorded in August 1990 at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California.[3] Hicks reported that, for the performance: "I wanted to do some more standard compositions. Playing solo gives me a chance to extend my repertoire and play some songs I don't normally play in a group setting", and "I arrived with a list of songs I wanted to do. But once I started, I picked songs based on the feeling I got from the audience."[3]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
It was released by the Concord label.[3] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "Though not a consistently inspired concert, there are several stretches of truly breathtaking piano playing here, beautifully recorded as usual."[4] The Chicago Tribune commented: "There is a density to John Hicks' solo piano that is rarely apparent in his performances behind others. At times it seems as muscular and lush as McCoy Tyner."[5]
Track listing
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis) – 5:45
- "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 4:58
- "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 5:36
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 4:58
- "Blues for Maybeck Recital Hall" (John Hicks) – 4:34
- "Heroes" (Billy Childs) – 5:37
- "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:37
- "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 7:58
- "Oblivion" (Bud Powell) – 3:35
- "Contemplation" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:30
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 3:41
Personnel
- John Hicks – piano
References
- ^ John Hicks Catalog, accessed December 6, 2017
- ^ Cerra, S. Jazz Profiles – Maybeck Recital Hall: Treasure Hunt – Part 1 accessed December 6, 2017
- ^ a b c Asher, Don (July 24, 2013) "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "John Hicks – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 7". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Fuller, Jack (March 3, 1991) "Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven". Chicago Tribune.
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