The Maestro (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.^[1] The album consists mainly of jazz standards and show tunes. The same sessions also produced Parlan's album Musically Yours.

Reception

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

Track listing

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

• Horace Parlan - piano

References