Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 6 (1990)

About this title: A deeply rewarding solo recital by one of the unsung masters of jazz piano. Whether delving into the post-bop canon with Benny Golson's "Whisper Not," Thelonious Monk's "Bemsha Swing," or Sonny Rollins' "Airegin," or tapping seldom-heard entries from the Songbook such as Kurt Weill's "It Never Was You" or Ray Noble's "The Touch of Your Lips," Galper goes about each task armed with a keen rhythmic sense and a fount of harmonic knowledge. He's a jazz pianist through and through, lacking the ultra-precise technique that classical training has bestowed on some of his fellow players. But he can ... read more

Tracks:

1. [Spoken Introduction]
2. Whisper Not [Golson]
3. It Never Was You [Weill/Anderson]
4. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm [Jurman/Kahn/Kaper]
5. A Kiss to Build a Dream On [Hammerstein/Kalmar/]
6. Willow Weep for Me [Ronell]
7. The Touch of Your Lips [Noble]
8. Bemsha Swing [Best/Monk]
9. Detour Ahead [Carter/Ellis/Freigo]
10. Airegin [Rollins]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.