In My Life (Marian McPartland album)

In My Life
Studio album by
Marian McPartland
Released1993
Recorded1993
GenreJazz
Length1:02:53
LabelConcord CCD-4561
ProducerCarl Jefferson
Marian McPartland chronology
Marian McPartland: Live at the Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Nine
(1990) 		In My Life
(1993) 		Marian McPartland Plays the Music of Mary Lou Williams
(1994)

In My Life is a 1993 album by jazz pianist Marian McPartland.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The album was positively reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that "Despite the diverse repertoire, McPartland's own flexible style shines through and her individual musical personality is felt in each song. ...McPartland's closing wistful solo piano version of "Singin' the Blues" (dedicated to her late husband, cornetist Jimmy McPartland) should not be missed".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings included the album in its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Grooveyard" (Carl Perkins) – 4:10
  2. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:28
  3. "In the Days of Our Love" (Peggy Lee, Marian McPartland) – 3:47
  4. "Red Planet" (John Coltrane) – 5:57
  5. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 5:01
  6. "Gone with the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:20
  7. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 3:46
  8. "For Dizzy" (McPartland, George Young) – 2:25
  9. "Moon and Sand" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 5:27
  10. "Naima" (John Coltrane) – 8:23
  11. "Velas" (Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins) – 5:23
  12. "Ramblin'" (Ornette Coleman) – 4:08
  13. "Singin' the Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)" (Con Conrad, Sam M. Lewis, J. Russel Robinson, Joe Young) – 3:39

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c In My Life at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 982. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.