| Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | August 1990 | |||
| Venue | Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, California, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Concord CCD-4442 | |||
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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven is an album of solo jazz piano performed by John Hicks recorded in 1990.[1] The album was the seventh of 42 piano recitals at the hall released on CD by the Concord label.[2]
The album was recorded in August 1990 at the Maybeck Recital HallinBerkeley, California.[3] Hicks reported that, for the performance: "I wanted to do some more standard compositions. Playing solo gives me a chance to extend my repertoire and play some songs I don't normally play in a group setting", and "I arrived with a list of songs I wanted to do. But once I started, I picked songs based on the feeling I got from the audience."[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
It was released by the Concord label.[3] The AllMusic reviewer concluded: "Though not a consistently inspired concert, there are several stretches of truly breathtaking piano playing here, beautifully recorded as usual."[4] The Chicago Tribune commented: "There is a density to John Hicks' solo piano that is rarely apparent in his performances behind others. At times it seems as muscular and lush as McCoy Tyner."[5]
