Dave McKenna - Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol.2 '1990

Tracks list

When Joanne Brackeen first arrived at the tiny Maybeck Recital Hall for a
concert in June 1989, she was so delighted with the piano and the acoustics that
she insisted that Concord owner Carl Jefferson arrange to have her performance
there recorded. The message hit home and over the next few years, several dozen
solo piano concerts were duly recorded by the label until the hall was sold and
it was no longer available for tapings. One of the first concerts to follow
Brackeens featured Dave McKenna. He seems in a particularly lyrical mood
throughout this afternoon concert, though his trademark buoyant bassline is
often present. While there are a number of gorgeous stand-alone songs, including
the gliding Dream Dancing, a lush, introspective Detour Ahead, and an inventive,
playful take of Duke Ellingtons C Jam Blues (with a bassline inspired by
boogie-woogie pianist Meade Lux Lewis recording), there are several medleys that
are connected by a common theme in their titles. Beautifully recorded and
performed, this valuable CD was one of many Maybeck titles that was
unfortunately deleted from Concords active catalog.


Tracks:

 01. Spoken Introduction
 02. Dream Dancing
 03. Detour Ahead
 04. Exactly Like You
 05. Im Glad There Is You-Im Glad I Waited For You
 06. Knowledge Medley - Part 1
 Medley includes Teach Me Tonight, School Days, An Apple For The
 07. Knowledge Medley - Part 2
 Medley includes I Didnt Know What Time It Was, I Wish I Knew and
 08. I Dont Know Why - Youll Never Know
 09. I Never Knew
 10. C Jam Blues
 11. Limehouse Blues

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