''Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Fourteen'' is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist
Alan Broadbent
Alan Leonard Broadbent (born 23 April 1947) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer known for his work with artists such as Sue Raney, Charlie Haden, Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Natalie Cole, Warne M ...
, recorded in 1991.
Music and recording
The album was recorded in May 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 Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland, Cali ...
.
Three of the 13 pieces are Broadbent originals.
Release and reception
''Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Fourteen'' 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 ha ...
.
''
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 b ...
'' commented that "Broadbent's internal rhythms are springy enough to keep even his ballads on a simmering heat" and again praised the sound quality of the Maybeck piano recordings.
Track listing
#"Introduction" – 0:15
#"I Hear a Rhapsody" – 3:36
#"Oleo" – 3:02
#"You've Changed" – 4:45
#"Lennie's Pennies" – 3:31
#"Strollin'" – 4:02
#"Peace" – 4:10
#"Nardis" – 3:58
#"Woody 'n' I" – 6:36
#"Sweet and Lovely" – 4:00
#"Mendocino Nights" – 5:22
#"Upper Manhattan Medical Group" – 5:26
#"Don't Ask Why" – 4:59
#"Parisian Thoroughfare" – 3:45
Personnel
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Alan Broadbent
Alan Leonard Broadbent (born 23 April 1947) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer known for his work with artists such as Sue Raney, Charlie Haden, Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Natalie Cole, Warne M ...
– piano
References
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1990 live albums
Albums recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall
Concord Records live albums
Solo piano jazz albums