James Williams at Maybeck explained

James Williams at Maybeck
Type:Live
Artist:James Williams
Cover:James_Williams_at_Maybeck.jpg
Recorded:August 27 1995
Venue:Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre:Jazz
Label:Concord

James Williams at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Forty-Two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist James Williams.

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California.[1] on August 27 1995.[2] The material is mostly pop and jazz standards.

Release and reception

James Williams at Maybeck was released by Concord Records. The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "this CD is a pleasing, often reflective possible capstone to the long Maybeck project". The Los Angeles Times reviewer indicated that solo playing accentuated Williams's style, and concluded that the album was "One of the 10 best in Concord's distinguished Maybeck series". Pianist Liam Noble described the performance of "'Round Midnight": "Williams really hangs on to the mood and, he gives us only one statement of the tune and then out, there’s a world of ideas and originality and, above all, authenticity in what he does in these four short minutes".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 8:35
  2. "Footprints" – 5:08
  3. "Dreamsville" – 7:21
  4. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" – 7:44
  5. "New York" – 5:51
  6. "'Round Midnight" – 4:26
  7. "Inner Urge" – 3:15
  8. "Street of Dreams" – 4:04
  9. "Blues Etude" – 5:11
  10. "Spirtual Medley: Holy, Holy, Holy" – 1:25
  11. "Spirtual Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" – 4:40
  12. "Spirtual Medley: Blessed Assurance" – 2:06
  13. "Spirtual Medley: Why We Sing" – 4:31

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Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered . Asher . Don . Jazz Profiles . July 24, 2013 . March 16, 2023 .
  2. Web site: James Williams at Maybeck . loc.gov . March 16, 2023.
  3. Web site: Noble . Liam . Liam Noble (musician) . March 9, 2023 . Liam Noble Writes About the Concord 'Live at Maybeck Recital Hall' Series (Part 2 of 4, 'Round Midnight') . London Jazz News . March 15, 2023.

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