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- Date Released: August 1, 1990
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Contemporary
- Label: Concord (Maybeck Series)
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They Say...
The friendly wood-paneled interior of Maybeck Recital Hall in the Berkeley hills has inspired many pianists to reach beyond their usual limits in the real world outside; after a tentative start, John Hicks latches on tightly to his muse here. He is at his most emotionally affecting in John Coltrane's quietly aching "After the Rain." "Speak Low" takes off on flights of near ecstasy, and he crashes through excitingly convoluted takeoffs on Monk's "Rhythm-A-Ning" and Bud Powell's "Oblivion." Hicks contributes a single rollicking improvisation of his own, "Blues for Maybeck Recital Hall," amidst the program of pop and jazz standards and touching newer material like Billy Childs' "Heroes." Though not a consistently inspired concert, there are several stretches of truly breathtaking piano playing here, beautifully recorded as usual.
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| 01. |  |
Blue In Green |
5:45 |
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| 02. | |
All Of You |
4:58 |
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| 03. | |
After The Rain |
5:36 |
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| 04. | |
Speak Low |
4:58 |
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| 05. | |
Blues For Maybeck Recital Hall |
4:34 |
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| 06. | |
Heroes |
5:37 |
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| 07. | |
Rhythm-A-Ning |
3:37 |
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| 08. | |
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love |
7:58 |
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| 09. | |
Oblivion |
3:35 |
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| 10. | |
Contemplation |
5:30 |
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| 11. | |
Straighten Up And Fly Right |
3:41 |
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11 Total Tracks, 55:49 Total Length
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Credits
- John Hicks - Piano // John Hicks - Piano // John Hicks - Piano // John Hicks - Main Performer // John Hicks - Main Performer // John Hicks - Main Performer // Ronnie David - Engineer // Ronnie David - ? // Ron Davis - Engineer // Ron Davis - Engineer // Ron Davis - Assembly // Ron Davis - Assembly // George Horn - Mastering // Carl Jefferson - Producer // Nick Phillips - Assistant Producer // Bud Spangler - ? // Bud Spangler - Remote Recording Coordinator // Larry Kelp - Liner Notes // Barbara Fisher - Assistant Engineer // James Gudeman - ? // James Gudeman - Photography // Kent Judkins - Art Direction
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