Solo (Mulgrew Miller album)

Solo
Live album by
Released2010
RecordedOctober 24, 2000
VenueClermont-Ferrand, France
GenreJazz
Length54:07
LabelSpace Time
Mulgrew Miller chronology
The Duets
(1999)
Solo
(2010)
NHOP & Mulgrew Miller: The Duo – Live!
(2000)

Solo is a solo piano album by Mulgrew Miller. It was recorded in 2000 and released by Space Time Records a decade later.

Recording and music

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The album was recorded in concert at the Jazz en Tête festival in Clermont-Ferrand in 2000.[1] Miller plays his composition "Carousel" with stride influences.[1] "My Old Flame" and "Body and Soul" are ballads, and other tracks are played at a greater tempo.[1]

Releases and reception

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Professional ratings
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Financial Times[1]

Solo was released by Space Time Records in 2010.[2] The Financial Times described it as "a masterclass in the traditional jazz virtues of harmonic development and unflagging tempo."[1] The New York Amsterdam News suggested that "it will be the album that fledgling musicians copy and practice by."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Jordu" – 6:42
  2. "Con Alma" – 9:35
  3. "Carousel" – 8:27
  4. "My Old Flame" – 7:20
  5. "Dreamsville" – 4:01
  6. "Yardbird Suite" – 6:45
  7. "Body and Soul" – 6:44
  8. "Giant Steps" – 4:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hobart, Mike (September 25, 2010). "Mulgrew Miller: Solo". Financial Times. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Szlamowicz, Jean (May 29, 2013). "Mulgrew Miller". Jazz Hot. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Scott, Ron (June 6, 2013). "Prominent Jazz Pianist Mulgrew Miller Dies at 57". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved January 8, 2018.