Gene Harris at Maybeck
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| Gene Harris at Maybeck | |
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| Live album by | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Recorded | August 1992 |
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Concord |
Gene Harris at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Three is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist Gene Harris.
The album was recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California,[1] in August 1992.[2] "Lu's Blues" is played at a slow tempo; "Elephant Blossom Blues" is much faster; and "Blues for Rhonda" "emphasizes a percussive, boogie woogie-like approach".[3]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
The album was released by Concord Records in 1993.[4] The AllMusic review ended with the line: "Don't miss this excellent date."[3] The Chicago Tribune reviewer wrote that Harris' style was "conventional [...] with a swinging stride to his approach".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "typically straight-ahead and without frills".[2]
