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Ellis Larkins at Maybeck

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Ellis Larkins at Maybeck
Live album by
Ellis Larkins
RecordedMarch 1992
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

Ellis Larkins at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Two is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Ellis Larkins.

Music and recording

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The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in March 1992.[2] The material, chosen by Larkins, is "a rarefied selection of songs [...] as well as some Ellington and a tune of his own".[2]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

The AllMusic review described Larkins as "A tasteful and subtle player whose chord voicings are unique".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that Larkins's "proper technique, off-kilter humour and very slow, stately swing make up a kind of jazz that has almost vanished".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Introductory Announcement"
  2. "How'dja Like to Love Me?"
  3. "Perfume and Rain"
  4. "Oh, Lady Be Good"
  5. "I Don't Want to Cry Anymore"
  6. "Blue Skies"
  7. "No More/God Bless the Child"
  8. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
  9. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"
  10. "Leave Me Alone"
  11. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"
  12. "When a Woman Loves a Man/I'm Through with Love"

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 788. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Ellis Larkins – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 22". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 96.
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