Results for "Marian McPartland"

Marian McPartland at 90

March 21, 2008

By Dan Morgenstern There comes a time when it IS nice to mention a lady's age. Marian McPartland took the plunge in 1998, when she marked her 80th birthday with a concert at New York's Town Hall, a high point of which was the reunion with bassist Bill Crow and drummer Joe Morello, her trio partners ...

Marian McPartland: Twilight World

by C. Michael Bailey
March 4, 2008

Marian McPartland can be described on one word: gracious. Listeners have been treated to weekly installments of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, on US National Public Radio, for the past twenty-nine years, experiencing firsthand her graciousness in her light but stubborn Berkshire accent, her unmatched interview style, and, above all, her gin-crystalline pianism. That would be impressive ...

In a Mist

Featuring the music of Marian McPartland
Duration: 4:36
March 3, 2008

85 Candles - Live in New York

By Marian McPartland

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2005
Track listing: Disc One: 1. I Love You (9:10) 2. The Nearness Of You (5:17) 3. Tangerine (8:04) 4. Last Night When We Were Young (6:02) 5. Twilight World (5:10) 6. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (7:13) 7. Free Piece (2:36) 8. Old Friend (3:00) 9. Have You Met Miss Jones (2:28) 10. Take The 'A' Train (4:48) 11. Summertime (4:16) Disc Two: 1. All Blues (9:15) 2. My Foolish Heart (5:20) 3. But Not For Me (3:25) 4. Memories Of You (6:56) 5. Yesterdays (6:04) 6. While We're Young (3:52) 7. I've Told Every Little Star (5:44) 8. Capricious (3:45) 9. What Am I Here For (4:59) 10. Onyx Mood / Soft Lights & Sweet Music / Kaleidoscope (3:00) 11. Lester Leaps In (7:44)

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast: Steely Dan

By Marian McPartland

Label: Audiophile Records
Released: 2005

85 Candles: Live in New York

By Marian McPartland

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2005
Track listing: Disc 1: I Love You; The Nearness of You; Tangerine; Last Night When We Were Young; Twilight World; I Can't Believe that You're in Love With Me; Free Piece; Old Friend; Have You Met Miss Jones?; Take the 'A' Train; Summertime; Disc 2: All Blues; My Foolish Heart; But Not For Me; Memories of You; Yesterdays; While We're Young; I've Told Every Little Star; Capricious; What Am I Here For?; Onyx Mood/Soft Lights & Sweet Music/Kaleidoscope; Lester Leaps In.

Piano Jazz

By Marian McPartland

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2005
Track listing: Stompin' at the Savoy; Sophisticated Lady/Don't Get Around Much Anymore; I'll Remember April; Lush Life/Take the 'A' Train; Marian's Motif; Traumerie; Moonglow; Flying Home.

Marian McPartland & Teddy Wilson: Piano Jazz

by Jim Santella
October 20, 2005

Recorded in 1978 for Marian McPartland's radio program, this performance and conversation brings two great pianists together to reminisce and to talk about their careers as performers, scholars, and dedicated lovers of the art of jazz.Together, they uncover Teddy Wilson's biography piece by piece. It turns out Wilson was an early influence for McPartland ...

Marian McPartland & Friends: 85 Candles - Live in New York

by Samuel Chell
June 3, 2005

As might be expected, this is a quite uneven collection, capturing the festive occasion that was Marian McPartland's 85th birthday party. There are no truly “low" points, but a few are inessential. Norah Jones reprises Hoagy Carmichael's “The Nearness of You," the single standard from her gold record “Come Away with Me" (Karrin Allyson, despite having ...

Marian McPartland & Friends: 85 Candles - Live in New York

by Ken Franckling
May 17, 2005

Pianist Marian McPartland has made a boatload of friends during her many years in jazz. Many of them turned out for her 85th birthday soirée at New York's Birdland club two years ago. That's right, the grand dame of jazz is now 87! Fortunately for jazz history buffs and McPartland fans alike, a large number of ...