Ellis Larkins at Maybeck

Ellis Larkins at Maybeck
Live album by
Ellis Larkins
RecordedMarch 1992
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

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.[2] The material, chosen by Larkins, is "a rarefied selection of songs [...] as well as some Ellington and a tune of his own".[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

The AllMusic review described Larkins as "A tasteful and subtle player whose chord voicings are unique".[3] 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".[2]

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

References

  1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 788. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Ellis Larkins – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 22". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 96.