Ellis Larkins at Maybeck explained

Ellis Larkins at Maybeck
Type:	Live
Artist:	Ellis Larkins
Cover:	Ellis_Larkins_at_Maybeck.jpg
Recorded:	March 1992
Venue:	Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Concord

Ellis Larkins at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Ellis Larkins.

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California^[1] in March 1992. The material, chosen by Larkins, is "a rarefied selection of songs [...] as well as some Ellington and a tune of his own".

Release and reception

The AllMusic review described Larkins as "A tasteful and subtle player whose chord voicings are unique". The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that Larkins's "proper technique, off-kilter humour and very slow, stately swing make up a kind of jazz that has almost vanished".

Track listing

1. "Introductory Announcement"
2. "How'dja Like to Love Me?"
3. "Perfume and Rain"
4. "Oh, Lady Be Good"
5. "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore"
6. "Blue Skies"
7. "No More/God Bless the Child"
8. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
9. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"
10. "Leave Me Alone"
11. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
12. "When a Woman Loves a Man/I'm Through with Love"

Personnel

• Ellis Larkins – piano

Notes and References

1. Web site: Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered . Asher . Don . Jazz Profiles . July 24, 2013 . October 28, 2018 .