''Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Two'' is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist

Dave McKenna Dave McKenna (May 30, 1930 – October 18, 2008) was an American jazz pianist known primarily as a solo pianist and for his " three-handed" swing style. He was a significant figure in the evolution of jazz piano. Career He was born in Woonsock ...

, recorded in 1989.

Music and recording

The album was recorded in November 1989 at the

Maybeck Recital Hall Maybeck Recital Hall, also known as Maybeck Studio for Performing Arts, is located inside the Kennedy-Nixon House located at 1537 Euclid Avenue in Berkeley, California, United States. It was built in 1914 by Bernard Maybeck. The hall seats up to 50 ...

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.Asher, Don (July 24, 2013
"Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered"
Retrieved November 11, 2017. Some of the tracks are medleys and are based on themes in the titles. Pianist Liam Noble commented on "Dream Dancing": "What you ''feel'' is the pulse, always, the constant polyphony between the hands serving the bounce, always. As the right hand lines move into the shriller high register, he backs off, similarly with the low end. The balance is impeccable, but it’s a warm perfection. When he shifts tempo halfway through, it's an easy slide not an abrupt shift.".

Release and reception

It was released by

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. The

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reviewer concluded: "Beautifully recorded and performed, this valuable CD was one of many Maybeck titles that was unfortunately deleted from Concord's active catalog."Dryden, Ke
"Dave McKenna – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 2"
AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

Track listing

#"Spoken Introduction" #"Dream Dancing" #"

Detour Ahead "Detour Ahead" is a jazz standard with words and music credited to Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, and Lou Carter. The song was written in 1948 while Carter, Ellis and Frigo were part of The Soft Winds, a group they created after leaving Jimmy Dorsey' ...

" #" Exactly Like You" #"

I'm Glad There Is You "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" is a song written by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira (sometimes credited as Paul Mertz) first published in 1941. It has become a jazz and pop standard. Original recording The song was rele ...

/I'm Glad I Waited for You" #"Knowledge Medley:

Teach Me Tonight Teach Me Tonight is a popular song that has become a jazz standard. The music was written by Gene De Paul, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1953. Early recordings Five versions charted in 1954 and 1955: *Janet Brace was appa ...

/School Days/An Apple for the Teacher/ I Didn't Know About You" #"Knowledge Medley (Part 2):

I Didn't Know What Time It Was "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the 1939 musical '' Too Many Girls''. Introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the stage musical, early hit versions were r ...

/I Wish I Knew/I Don't Know Enough About You" #"

I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" is a 1931 popular song. The music was written by Fred E. Ahlert, the lyrics by Roy Turk. The song was published in 1931. It had three periods of great popularity: in 1931, right after its publication; in 1946; and ...

/You'll Never Know" #"I Never Knew" #" 'C' Jam Blues" #" Limehouse Blues"

Personnel

– piano

References

{{Authority control 1989 live albums Albums recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall Concord Records live albums Solo piano jazz albums