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- Date Released: May 22, 2007
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: MAXJAZZ / IODA
Jazz veteran trades on his vast schooling for a scintillating live date.
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We Say...
Now 51, Mulgrew Miller’s been through all the best jazz finishing schools: Stints in Duke (led by son Mercer) Ellington’s Big Band for august swing, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers for hard bop, the backing trio of vocalist Betty Carter for improvising on the fly, and, due to college at Memphis State, close-up exposure to that city’s blues-jazz piano tradition via Phineas Newborn Jr. and James Williams. All that and more is packed into Volume Two, which follows the cover-laden first set of that 2002 Kennedy Center date (contained on the widely praised Volume One) with four Miller originals among the five tracks.
The pianist’s thunderous intonation often gets him compared to McCoy Tyner, and especially on the first three cuts there are passages when each of his fingers could be ball-peen hammers on the keys. But rather than resonate a la Tyner, Miller prefers the rapturous melodic swirl of Oscar Peterson, and the intrepid, suite-like structure of nearly every song (the shortest is 9:26) gleefully includes both thunder and swirl. The lone standard, “Old Folks,” is also the only ballad, the forte of bassist Derrick Hodge, whose woody solo is delightfully straightforward. The first third of the 16-minute closer, “Eleventh Hour,” is solo boogie-woogie blues from Miller, followed by breakneck hard bop from the trio deserving of a standard ovation — at the Kennedy Center or in your den or local coffee shop. -
They Say...
The second portion of a 2002 performance at the Kennedy Center by Mulgrew Miller is every bit as enjoyable as the initial volume issued by Max Jazz a few months earlier, with most of the numbers stretching for twelve minutes or more, but without wearing out their welcome. The pianist's power is displayed in his turbulent "Song for Darnell," while his soulful, strutting "Grew's Tune" ought to have lyrics. "Farewell to Dogma" is a poignant ballad with a bit of gospel flavor in its introduction, though it changes character dramatically when the rhythm section (bassist Derrick Hodge and drummer Rodney Green) make their delayed entrance. Miller's virtuoso interpretation of the standard "Old Folks" is a masterpiece, finding plenty of new ground to explore within this old chestnut. He throws his audience a bit of a twist by closing with his composition "Eleventh Hour," which begins as a infectious original boogie woogie, though it suddenly switches gears into an explosive post-bop setting. The intimate recording is due to the skills of the acclaimed recording engineer David Baker, who passed away before this rewarding CD was released. Highly recommended!
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Song For Darnell |
9:26 |
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| 02. | |
Grew's Tune |
12:34 |
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| 03. | |
Farewell To Dogma |
12:41 |
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| 04. | |
Old Folks |
13:05 |
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| 05. | |
Eleventh Hour |
16:09 |
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05 Total Tracks, 63:55 Total Length
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Credits
- Mulgrew Miller - Piano // Mulgrew Miller - Piano // Mulgrew Miller - Arranger // Mulgrew Miller - Arranger // Mulgrew Miller - Producer // Mulgrew Miller - Producer // Mulgrew Miller - Audio Production // Mulgrew Miller - Audio Production // Katsuhiko Naito - Engineer // Katsuhiko Naito - Mastering // Katsuhiko Naito - Mixing // Jimmy Katz - Photography // Rodney Green - Drums // Derrick Hodge - Bass // Derrick Hodge - Guitar (Bass) // David Baker - Engineer // Dena Katz - Photography // Pressley Jacobs - Art Direction // Pressley Jacobs - Design // Jeffrey Kliman - Photography
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Derrick Hodge // Rodney Green played Drums -
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