Bill Mays
A fine pianist, Bill Mays has often worked behind the scenes, leading to him being a somewhat overlooked jazz improviser. Mays worked in Los Angeles as a studio musician from the late '60s on, accompanying Sarah Vaughan (1972-1973) and Al Jarreau (1975), but mostly doing session work. In the early '80s, he began to record jazz as a sideman with Howard Roberts, Bud Shank, Bobby Shew, Road Work Ahead, and Mark Murphy. He recorded a duet date with Red Mitchell for ITI (1982) and led a quintet album for Trend (1983). In 1984, Mays moved to New York and since then he has worked with Murphy, Gerry Mulligan, Ron Carter, James Moody, Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, and the Mel Lewis Orchestra, among others. In the late 80's Mays recorded for DMP (duet records with Ray Drummond) and in 1992 released several discs on Concord. These dates found Mays in a variety of settings, beginning with the unaccompanied Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 26 (Bill Mays at Maybeck), followed by a trio date An Ellington Affair, a duet with guitarist Ed Bickett Concord Duo, Vol. 7: Bill Mays and Ed Bickert and finallly backed by a full band on Mays in Manhattan. In 2001 the pianist recorded his 11th album as a leader and his first for the Palmetto label, Summer Sketches, followed two years later by Going Home.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Two of a Mind (Re-Release)
Moderne jazz - Released by ITI Records on 21 aug. 2012
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One to One 2
Alternative en Indie - Released by DMP on 25 mei 1991
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The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26 (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on 1 sep. 1992
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One to One
Alternative en Indie - Released by DMP on 28 aug. 2020
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Summer Sketches
Jazz - Released by Palmetto Records on 1 apr. 2001
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Ivory Jazz
Bill Mays, Tom Garvin, Marc Devine
Jazz - Released by ITI Records on 8 okt. 2021
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Bick's Bag
Bill Mays, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke
Jazz - Released by Triplet Records on 25 sep. 2004
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Mays Plays Mays
Moderne jazz - Released by No Blooze Music on 9 okt. 2019
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Telepathy
Bill Mays, Bobby Shew - George Robert Quintet
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 8 nov. 2019
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Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays
Vocale jazz - Released by Audiophile on 22 apr. 2016
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mays plays mays
Jazz - Released by No Blooze Music on 11 dec. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo