Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
It's long been an adage that true jazz is best enjoyed live in a club setting where anything goes, and discs like this offer genuine support for that idea. First the history: The legendary McPartland is host of the acclaimed NPR series Piano Jazz, and has released over 50 albums with Concord in 25 years (most of them archive documents from the radio program). She first began playing with drummer Joe Morello in New York about 50 years ago, so it's easy to revere what's happening here as a powerful document affirming their legends. Bassist Rufus Reid rounds out the trio. Apart from the back story, this date, recorded at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, New Jersey rolls along like the spirited session you expect, full of McPartland's technique blending lower-register dark chords with bright, dancing improvisations. This nuance is captured perfectly on a swinging rendition of Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," which begins as a light stroll before both bass beat and drum brushes heat up, while the guys challenge McPartland to zip along at a brisker pace. McPartland is at her most playful and punchy on the up-tempo Duke Ellington tune "Just Squeeze Me," which features a simple, subtle bassline and exotic, booming percussion to complement the steady hi-hat. Pieces like "Moon and Sand" offer quiet reflection and respite from the animated ones. While this is mostly a collection of standards, there are three originals, including Reid's "I Can't Explain," "Shanghai Blues," and the McPartland-Morello improvisational piece "A Snare and a Delusion," the latter of which was probably as interesting to watch in person as listen to here.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Mary Lou Williams, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Clare Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Sidney Russell, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Rufus Reid, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Joe Morello, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
ALEC WILDER, ComposerLyricist - William Engvick, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist - Mortimer Palitz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Jerome Kern, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Marian McPartland, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Marian McPartland Trio, MainArtist
℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Album review
It's long been an adage that true jazz is best enjoyed live in a club setting where anything goes, and discs like this offer genuine support for that idea. First the history: The legendary McPartland is host of the acclaimed NPR series Piano Jazz, and has released over 50 albums with Concord in 25 years (most of them archive documents from the radio program). She first began playing with drummer Joe Morello in New York about 50 years ago, so it's easy to revere what's happening here as a powerful document affirming their legends. Bassist Rufus Reid rounds out the trio. Apart from the back story, this date, recorded at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, New Jersey rolls along like the spirited session you expect, full of McPartland's technique blending lower-register dark chords with bright, dancing improvisations. This nuance is captured perfectly on a swinging rendition of Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," which begins as a light stroll before both bass beat and drum brushes heat up, while the guys challenge McPartland to zip along at a brisker pace. McPartland is at her most playful and punchy on the up-tempo Duke Ellington tune "Just Squeeze Me," which features a simple, subtle bassline and exotic, booming percussion to complement the steady hi-hat. Pieces like "Moon and Sand" offer quiet reflection and respite from the animated ones. While this is mostly a collection of standards, there are three originals, including Reid's "I Can't Explain," "Shanghai Blues," and the McPartland-Morello improvisational piece "A Snare and a Delusion," the latter of which was probably as interesting to watch in person as listen to here.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:25
- Main artists: Marian McPartland Trio
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 Concord Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Concord Records, Inc.
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.