Andy LaVerne at Maybeck

Andy LaVerne at Maybeck
Live album by
Andy LaVerne
Released1993
RecordedApril 18, 1993
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length65:06
LabelConcord Jazz
CCD-4577
ProducerNick Phillips and Carl Jefferson
Andy LaVerne chronology
Double Standard
(1993) 		Andy LaVerne at Maybeck
(1993) 		Farewell
(1993)

Andy Laverne at Maybeck, subtitled Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume 28 is a solo piano album by American pianist Andy LaVerne recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in 1993 and released on the Concord Jazz label.[1][2] The album was the 28th of 42 piano recitals recorded at the hall and released on Concord.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[6]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Andy LaVerne, who is normally heard with trios, sounds surprisingly comfortable in the solo setting. His performances on this date are rhapsodic and occasionally wandering ... This is an interesting set of creative jazz".[4] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings described the album as "ponderous," and commented: "this is impressive pianism... but too often one longs for a more filigree touch."[5] The Washington Post's Mike Joyce noted that the album "finds LaVerne thoughtfully exploring harmonic options," and commented: "LaVerne's deft orchestrations subtly freshen the standards without obscuring what made them classic in the first place."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 5:07
  2. "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 9:03
  3. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 5:57
  4. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 6:06
  5. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 4:15
  6. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 4:35
  7. "Beautiful Love" Wayne King, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne, Haven Gillespie) – 5:40
  8. "Turn Out the Stars" (Bill Evans) – 5:23
  9. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) – 6:36
  10. "Impression for Piano" (Chick Corea) – 5:20
  11. "Stan Getz in Chappaqua" (Andy LaVerne) – 7:04

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs: album entry accessed March 21, 2017
  2. ^ Andy LaVerne discography, accessed March 21, 2017
  3. ^ Cerra, S. Jazz Profiles – Maybeck Recital Hall: Treasure Hunt – Part 2 accessed March 21, 2017
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Andy LaVerne – Live Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 28 (Andy Laverne at Maybeck): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on Compact Disc. Penguin Books. p. 912.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 519.
  7. ^ Joyce, Mike (November 19, 1993). "Pianist LaVerne's Grand Experiments". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2023.