The Maestro is a solo album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label in 1982.[1] The album consists mainly of jazz standards and show tunes. The same sessions also produced Parlan's album Musically Yours.
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 26, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:50 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Listen to moving and definitive solo piano".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:38
- "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:29
- "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:01
- "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:13
- "The Maestro" (Cedar Walton) – 8:15
- "Nardis" (Miles Davis) – 5:12
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:19
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:43
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ SteepleChase Records catalog. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.