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Article: Interview

A Fireside Chat With Bill Mays

by AAJ Staff
October 7, 2003

Bud Shank loves Bill Mays. That is enough of a reference for me. But Mays is no stranger to heavies, having played with Sarah Vaughan and Gerry Mulligan. What isn’t shown on his impressive resume is how his last two albums, Summer Sketches and Going Home, are better than his first two. I guess Mays, like ...

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Article: Album Review

Bill Mays Trio: Going Home

Read "Going Home" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
April 5, 2003

Dedicated to the memory of Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell and Jimmy Rowles, Bill Mays' thirteenth album as leader features straight-ahead jazz adventures with mellow overtones. While each of the three veteran artists making up this piano trio have been known to stretch out on occasion, their Going Home session simmers gently with a rustic quality.

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Article: Album Review

The Bill Mays Trio: Going Home

Read "Going Home" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
March 17, 2003

Bill Mays spent the majority of 1970s accompanying Sarah Vaughan and Al Jarreau. Lately he has performing on film scores. His talent in these settings is understated and perhaps one must first approach Mr. Mays's art from Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume 26 (Concord Jazz CCD 4567, 1992). On Going Home, Mr. Mays is joined ...

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Summer Sketches

By Bill Mays

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Summer Night, Estate (summer), Fireflies, Indian Summer, (Gotta Go To) Summer School, Early August, The Things We Did Last Summer, Summer Serenade, Once Upon A Summertime

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Bill Mays Trio: Summer Sketches

Read "Summer Sketches" reviewed by Dave Nathan

by Dave Nathan
July 1, 2001

Any album that's recorded in a place called Maggie's Farm has to be a listening treat, and the latest from the Bill Mays Trio is just that. The salubrious effects of living and working in the bucolic setting of the Delaware Water Gap is reflected in the relaxed, serene and languid playing of this group as ...

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Bill Mays Trio: Summer Sketches

Read "Summer Sketches" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 1, 2001

After years of performing from within the Los Angeles studio scene, Bill Mays (now a denizen of New York City), serenades the dawning of summer 2001, with this exquisite and quietly powerful trio recording aptly titled, Summer Sketches. On his 'Palmetto Records' debut, the pianist along with bassist Martin Wind and drummer Matt Wilson commence the ...

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By Ourselves

By Marvin Stamm

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1. By Myself 06:16 2. You and the Night and the Music 07:34 3. The Lamp Is Low 07:24 4. The Widow in The Window 07:13 5. Judy 06:54 6. Beautiful Love 07:10 7. Waltz For Mia 05:36 8. You Must Believe In Spring 07:53 9. Airegin 05:17 10. Madrugada 04:54 11. Con Alma 03:46

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The Stamm/Soph Project

By Marvin Stamm

Label: Marstam 02
Released: 2000
Track listing: 1. Three and One 06:01 2. Nardis 09:05 3. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 10:07 4. Lament 06:56 5. Bick's Bag 06:31 6. No Hurry 09:13 7. Joy Spring 04:38 8. Hip Hop Blues 06:52 9. Who's "At Talkin'? 04:59 10. Old Folks 09:49

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A Good Thing

By Allen Mezquida

Label: KOCH Records
Released: 1996
Track listing: Rip Van Winkle; Revelation; The Way You Look Tonight; Tears; Father Flanagan; Waltzin Gold; A Good Thing; Ballad for the Carpenter.

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