Artist: Marian McPartland
Album: Portrait Of Marian McPartland
Genre: Bop, Piano Jazz, Cool
Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 1979/1992
Quality: APE (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Tell Me a Bedtime Story 5:38
- It Never Entered My Mind 4:02
- No Trumps 4:55
- Wind Flower 4:15
- I Won't Dance 4:11
- Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most 5:25
- Matrix 3:41
- Time and Time Again 5:21
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- Personnel:
- Marian McPartland — Piano
- Jerry Dodgion — Sax (Alto), Flute
- Jake Hanna — Drums
- Brian Torff — Bass
Although she was married to Dixieland trumpeter Jimmy McPartland and entered the jazz big leagues in the 1940s, pianist Marian McPartland has long been a harmonically sophisticated improviser, open to the influence of later stylists including Bill Evans. For this Concord release (which has been reissued on CD), McPartland teams up with the underrated Jerry Dodgion (who doubles on alto and flute), bassist Brian Torff and drummer Jake Hanna for a program that balances thoughtful ballads with a few faster pieces. Highlights include touching versions of "It Never Entered My Mind" and "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" and spirited jams on "I Won't Dance" and Chick Corea's blues "Matrix."
Review by Scott Yanow