Gene Harris at Maybeck explained

Gene Harris at Maybeck
Type:	Live
Artist:	Gene Harris
Border:	yes
Released:	1993
Recorded:	August 1992
Venue:	Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Concord

Gene Harris at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Three is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Gene Harris.

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California,^[1] in August 1992. "Lu's Blues" is played at a slow tempo; "Elephant Blossom Blues" is much faster; and "Blues for Rhonda" "emphasizes a percussive, boogie woogie-like approach".

Release and reception

The album was released by Concord Records in 1993. The AllMusic review ended with the line: "Don't miss this excellent date." The Chicago Tribune reviewer wrote that Harris' style was "conventional [...] with a swinging stride to his approach".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "typically straight-ahead and without frills".

Track listing

1. "Lu's Blues"
2. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)"
3. "Old Folks"
4. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
5. "Elephant Blossom Blues"
6. "My Funny Valentine"
7. "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
8. "Blues for Rhonda"
9. "Angel Eyes"
10. "Erroll's Theme"

Personnel

• Gene Harris – 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 . January 1, 2018 .
2. News: Fuller . Jack . July 18, 1993 . Gene Harris at Maybeck, Adam Makowicz at Maybeck, Cedar... . Chicago Tribune . January 1, 2018 .