The Maestro (Horace Parlan 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 in 1982.[1] The album consists mainly of jazz standards and show tunes. The same sessions also produced Parlan's album Musically Yours.

This article is about the album by Horace Parlan. For the album by Cedar Walton, see The Maestro (Cedar Walton album).
The Maestro
Studio album by
Horace Parlan
Released1982
RecordedNovember 26, 1979
GenreJazz
Length49:50
LabelSteepleChase
Horace Parlan chronology
Musically Yours
(1979)		 The Maestro
(1982)		 Trouble in Mind
(1980)

Reception

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[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

References
  1. SteepleChase Records catalog. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
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