Fred Hersch - Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol.31 '1994

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Fred Herschs first solo recital came about thanks to -- what else? -- the
Maybeck Recital Hall series, which devotes Vol. 31 to his survey of several
well-worn pop standards, a few jazz tunes, and a couple of originals. Luckily,
Hersch likes to use a percussive form of counterpoint often enough to juice
things up, a plan that launches The Song Is You and Everything I Love in
unorthodox fashion. In Walked Bud, an inventive takeoff on Monks own stabbing
manner, is also clever in its spiky, asymmetrical way. The opening and ending of
Haunted Heart work well with a nostalgic drone in the bass, and Ornette Colemans
Ramblin gets a gospel-influenced workout that fans of Keith Jarretts early solo
concerts would appreciate. As for the two Hersch originals, Heartsong is
ebullient and romantic at the same time, while Sarabande concentrates solely
upon lyricism. In other words, another classy, technically unimpeachable,
spotlessly recorded outing in the Maybeck series.


Tracks:

01.	Embraceable You	3:43
02.	Haunted Heart	8:58
03.	In Walked Bud	4:51
04.	You Dont Know What Love Is	6:31
05.	If I Loved You	5:39
06.	Heartsong	5:27
07.	Everything I Love	5:20
08.	Sarabande	5:40
09.	The Song Is You	4:42
10.	Ramblin	5:57
11.	Body And Soul	7:44

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