George Cables at Maybeck

George Cables at Maybeck
Live album by
George Cables
RecordedApril 1994
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

George Cables at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume 35 is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist George Cables.

Music and recording

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

Release and reception

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

The AllMusic reviewer wrote that Cables found little new to say on the familiar material, and was more interesting on the other pieces.[3] The 1996 edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz suggested that this album would be a good starting point for any listeners who doubted Cables' worth.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Over the Rainbow"
  2. "Helen's Song"
  3. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now"
  4. "My Man's Gone Now"
  5. "Someone to Watch over Me"
  6. "You Don't Know What Love Is"
  7. "Lullaby"
  8. "Everything Happens to Me"
  9. "Goin' Home"
  10. "Little B's Poem"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. ^ a b c Ginell, Richard S. "George Cables – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 35". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 144.