James Williams at Maybeck

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

James Williams at Maybeck
Live album by
James Williams
RecordedAugust 27 1995
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

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.[3]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

James Williams at Maybeck was released by Concord Records.[4] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "this CD is a pleasing, often reflective possible capstone to the long Maybeck project".[3] 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".[4] 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".[5]

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

Source:[3]

Personnel

References
  1. Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. "James Williams at Maybeck". loc.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. Ginell, Richard S. "James Williams: Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 42". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. Kohlhasse, Bill (May 12, 1996). "James Williams: "Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Forty-Two" Concord Jazz". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. Noble, Liam (March 9, 2023). "Liam Noble Writes About the Concord 'Live at Maybeck Recital Hall' Series (Part 2 of 4, 'Round Midnight')". London Jazz News. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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