''Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Eleven'' is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist
Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist.
Life and career
Kellaway was born in Waban, Massachusetts, United States. He is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory. Kellaway has composed commissi ...
, recorded in 1991.
Music and recording
The album was recorded in March 1991 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 ...
in
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
.
The material consists of
jazz standards
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive lis ...
and two originals.
Release and reception
''Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Eleven'' was released by
Concord Records
Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists hav ...
.
The
AllMusic
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reviewer described it as "one of the most strikingly individual editions of the exhaustive Live at Maybeck series."
''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which were (at the time of publication) currently available in Europe or the United States. The first nine editions were compiled ...
'' suggested that some of the slower tracks were too long, but added that "there is much marvellous pianism here".
Track listing
#"Introductory Announcement"
#"How Deep Is the Ocean?"
#"I'm Still in Love with You"
#"Love of My Life"
#"Close Your Eyes"
#"New Orleans"
#"My One and Only Love"
#"Creole Love Call"
#"I'm Getting Sentimental over You"
Personnel
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Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist.
Life and career
Kellaway was born in Waban, Massachusetts, United States. He is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory. Kellaway has composed commissi ...
– piano
References
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1991 live albums
Albums recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall
Concord Records live albums
Solo piano jazz albums