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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 26 (Bill Mays at Maybeck) ()

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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 26 (Bill Mays at Maybeck) - Bill Mays
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  1. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
  2. I Wish I Knew
  3. Stompin' at the Savoy
  4. Boardwalk Blues
  5. Lush Life
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  1. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
  2. I Wish I Knew
  3. Stompin' at the Savoy
  4. Boardwalk Blues
  5. Lush Life
  6. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
  7. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
  8. Jitterbug Waltz
  9. Thanksgiving Prayer
  10. Why Did I Choose You?/Never Let Me Go
  11. Grandpa's Spells
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Bill Mays gets a rare opportunity to record a full CD unaccompanied on his entry in the renowned Maybeck Recital Hall series. He mixes together swing standards with a few more selections. Mays' brilliant rendition of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (which starts and ends with a very impressionistic fantasy, making one wonder if its swinging middle section was indeed a dream) is most memorable. Also fun are his renditions of "Stompin' at the Savoy," "I'm Confessin'," and a boogie-woogie-filled "Jitterbug Waltz." ~ ...

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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 26 (Bill Mays at Maybeck) 1995, Concord Jazz

UPC: 013431456728

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