Allen Farnham at Maybeck

Live album by Allen Farnham

Allen Farnham at Maybeck

Live album by

Allen Farnham

Recorded| June 1994
Venue| Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
Genre| Jazz
Label| Concord
Producer| Carl E. Jefferson

Allen Farnham at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Forty-One is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Allen Farnham.

## Music and recording[edit]

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in June 1994.[2] The material includes standards and some improvised Farnham originals.[3]

## Release and reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz| [4]

The AllMusic reviewer praised Farnham's emotional expression.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "A solid entry in the [Maybeck] series but hardly one of the essential ones."[2]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Allen Farnham; except where indicated

1. "In Your Own Sweet Way" (Dave Brubeck)
2. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans)
3. "The Carpal Tunnel Blues"
4. "Maybeck Sketch, No. 1"
5. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter)
6. "Never Let Me Go" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
7. "Witch Hunt" (Wayne Shorter)
8. "Maybeck Sketch, No. 2"
9. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker)
10. "Twilight World" (Marian McPartland)
11. "Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)

## Personnel[edit]

* Allen Farnham – piano

Technical

* Bud Spangler, David Luke - engineer
* James Gudeman - photography

## References[edit]

1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
2. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 439\. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
3. ^ a b c Ginell, Richard S. "Allen Farnham – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 41". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 292.

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