Keys to the City (Mulgrew Miller album)

Keys to the City
Studio album by
Mulgrew Miller
Released1985[1]
RecordedJune 28, 1985
StudioERAS Studio, NYC.[1]
GenreJazz
Length41:57
LabelLandmark Records LLP 1507
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Mulgrew Miller chronology
Keys to the City
(1985) 		Work!
(1986)
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Allmusic[2][3]

Keys to the City is the debut album by jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller, recorded on June 28, 1985, and released by Landmark Records.[1]

Background

The album is dedicated to Miller's wife, Tanya, and musicians who inspired him. The record contains eight compositions: four originals and four jazz standards. The originals are: the blues-inspired "Song for Darnell", named after his son; "Promethean", inspired by a Greek myth; "Portrait of a Mountain"; and "Saud's Run". The last two are dedicated to McCoy Tyner.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song for Darnell"Miller6:33
2."Inner Urge"Joe Henderson3:51
3."Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"Cole Porter6:22
4."Promethean"Miller3:23
5."Milestones"Miles Davis4:20
6."Portrait of a Mountain"Miller8:03
7."Saud's Run"Miller5:46
8."Warm Valley"Duke Ellington3:39
Total length:41:57

Personnel


References

  1. ^ a b c "Mulgrew Miller Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Mulgrew Miller: Keys to the City". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
  4. ^ DeCosta-Willis, Miriam (2008). Notable Black Memphians. Cambria Press. p. 245. ISBN 9781621968634.