John Colianni at Maybeck

John Colianni at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume 37 is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist John Colianni.

John Colianni at Maybeck
Live album by
John Colianni
Recorded1994
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in 1994.[2] The material includes perhaps the first jazz reading of Kurt Cobain's "Heart-Shaped Box".[3]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[4]

The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "this mostly conventional recital is far from a statement of rebellion, or a statement of anything other than the usual generic veneration of the old masters", and praised the juxtaposition of "Goodbye" and "Heart-Shaped Box" at the end of the album.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the album "is about par for the course and, though Colianni plays as well as he ever has on record, there's not a great deal of special distinction about it".[2] Don Heckman of the Los Angeles Times called Colianni "a masterful technician," and stated: "The Maybeck series... usually brings out the best in pianists, and Colianni’s performance here is no exception."[5]

Track listing
  1. "Blue and Sentimental"
  2. "Stardust"
  3. "What's Your Story, Morning Glory?"
  4. "It Never Entered My Mind"
  5. "Londonderry Air"
  6. "Don't Stop the Carnival"
  7. "When Your Lover Has Gone"
  8. "Ja-Da"
  9. "Basin Street Blues"
  10. "I Never Knew"
  11. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"
  12. "Tea for Two"
  13. "Goodbye"
  14. "Heart-Shaped Box"

Personnel

References
  1. Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. Ginell, Richard S. "John Colianni – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 37". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 191.
  5. Heckman, Don (April 14, 1995). "The Acoustic Jazz Piano Renaissance: Recordings: Petrucciani really swings with Louiss on organ, and re-releases of Garner are fresh and exuberant". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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