Artist.......: Bill Mays Trio
Album........: Live At Jazz Standard
Label........: Palmetto Records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: 2112
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Aug-23-2006
str.date.....: Aug-16-2005
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Have You Met Miss Jones 06:57
02. Squeeze Me 08:14
03. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? 06:11
04. Darn That Dream 06:58
05. Music House 06:18
06. Let's Call This 08:17
07. Euterpe 06:09
08. Willow Weep For Me 10:25
09. When Will The Blues Leave? 06:45
10. Smile 06:02
Runtime 72:16 min
Size 94,1 MB
Release Notes:
Bill Mays has long been an underrated but valuable
pianist on the jazz scene. In addition to his
extensive studio work, his career includes stints
with Sarah Vaughan, Al Jarreau, Bud Shank, Bobby
Shew, Mark Murphy, Gerry Mulligan, James Moody,
Sonny Stitt, and Art Pepper. He has also recorded
at least 13 albums as a leader. That said, Live at
Jazz Standard is one of Bill Mays' finest
recordings. Teamed in a trio with bassist Martin
Wind and drummer Matt Wilson, Mays digs into two
originals and eight diverse standards. On material
ranging from "How Are Things in Glocca Morra,"
Thelonious Monk's "Let's Call This," and Ornette
Coleman's "When Will the Blues Leave" to Charlie
Chaplin's "Smile," Mays is consistently inventive,
using dynamics and changes in mood quite
effectively. Wind's bowed solos and Wilson's
stimulating playing clearly inspired Bill Mays to
play at his very best and every selection has its
surprises. This set, which revitalizes the piano
trio within modern mainstream jazz, is highly
recommended.
Review by Scott Yanow