Ain't Misbehavin: Live at the Jazz Showcase

Artist: Marian McPartland Label: Concord Records Category: Music Average customer rating: Format: Live Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 013431496823 EAN: 0013431496823 ASIN: B00005M0FW Release Date: 2001-07-10

Listmania:

1. Women Can Play Jazz, Too

Tracks:

1. Ain't Misbehavin'
2. Along Came Betty
3. Close Your Eyes - Marian McPartland
4. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
5. Spring Is Here - Willie Pickens
6. Night And Day
7. (It's Only A) Paper Moon - Willie Pickens
8. Autumn Nocturne - Marian McPartland
9. Just One Of Those Things

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Customer Reviews:

Communion of two distinct, and fine-aged, spirits.......2002-07-03

Truth and beauty alternately flow and surge from the shared minds of McPartland and Pickens. The two of them are simply dazzling with each other--picking up each other's ideas, examining them, elaborating on them, merging them in a "wall" of sound and then softly winding down and disengaging in quiet reflection. The essence of jazz is musical conversation----spontaneous and disciplined conversation.

There are no distractions in this dialogue--just the stark beauty of twin and solo acoustic pianos. This is a live concert and the audience is very enthusiastic. Clearly, there is a spiritual "electricity" connecting Pickens and McPartland, which got transmitted to the crowd. Their response is thunderous.

Pickens and McPartland are from different jazz generations. He from Be-Bop and she from Swing. Even though their styles are well individuated from each other--they easily get "in each other's backyard" so to speak. These are old traditions; but the music on this disc is as fresh as the odor of a newborn infant. Though both musicians are "about as old as The Hills", neither one sounds "dated" in any way. This music, like most great art, is timeless.

Their solo works are mini-masterpieces. Willie Pickens' versions of "Spring is Here" and "Paper Moon" are unique and I don't think I have ever heard "Spring" done more delicately and with such quiet intensity--it's a great, romantic, mini-concerto all it's own. I can't hear enough of McPartland's "Autumn Nocturne". It makes me go "Aaahhhhhh...." each time I hear it.

I can only hope that they will do another one like this very soon.

"McPartland & Pickens glitter...are hot together!".......2001-07-18

You might try other albums by Marian Partland on Concord Jazz, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Single Petal Of A Rose" (CCD-4895-2)..."Reprise" (CCD-4853-2)...Plays The Benny Carter Songbook" (CCD-4412)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Total Time: 59:02 on 9 Tracks ~ Concord Jazz CCD-4968-2 ~ (2001)

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