The Maestro (Horace Parlan album)

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.

The Maestro
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedNovember 26, 1979
GenreJazz
Length49:50
LabelSteepleChase
Horace Parlan chronology
Musically Yours
(1979)
The Maestro
(1982)
Trouble in Mind
(1980)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Listen to moving and definitive solo piano".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:38
  2. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:29
  3. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:01
  4. "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:13
  5. "The Maestro" (Cedar Walton) – 8:15
  6. "Nardis" (Miles Davis) – 5:12
  7. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:19
  8. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ SteepleChase Records catalog. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.