Fred Hersch at Maybeck

Fred Hersch at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Thirty-One is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Fred Hersch.

Fred Hersch at Maybeck
Live album by
Fred Hersch
RecordedOctober 1993
VenueMaybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California
GenreJazz
LabelConcord

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California[1] in October 1993.[2] The material is "several well-worn pop standards, a few jazz tunes, and a couple of originals".[3]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz concluded that the album "might not be his finest hour, but it sets up a near-perfect balance of his meditative and argumentative sides".[2] The AllMusic reviewer described it as "another classy, technically unimpeachable, spotlessly recorded outing in the Maybeck series."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Embraceable You"
  2. "Haunted Heart"
  3. "You Don't Know What Love Is"
  4. "In Walked Bud"
  5. "If I Loved You"
  6. "Heartsong"
  7. "Ev'rything I Love"
  8. "Sarabande"
  9. "The Song Is You"
  10. "Ramblin'"
  11. "Body and Soul"

Personnel

References
  1. Asher, Don (July 24, 2013). "Solo Jazz Piano at Maybeck Recital Hall: A Treasure Hunt Remembered". Jazz Profiles. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 626. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
  3. Ginell, Richard S. "Fred Hersch – Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 31". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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