Various – The Jazz Piano

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Label:	Mosaic Records (2) – MCD-1012
Series:	Mosaic Singles
Format:	CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:	US
Released:	2007
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Bop, Stride, Swing

Tracklist

1	Earl Hines–	Somewhere Written-By – Mort Maser	3:10
2	Mary Lou Williams–	Miss D.D. Written-By – Mary Lou Williams	4:22
3	Duke Ellington–	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:19
4	Willie "The Lion" Smith–	Speaks	0:20
5	Willie "The Lion" Smith–	Contrary Motion Written-By – Willie "The Lion" Smith	2:40
6	Charles Bell–	Bluesette Written-By – Toots Thielemans	3:05
7	Billy Taylor–	Biddy's Best Written-By – Billy Taylor	5:08
8	Earl Hines And Billy Taylor–	Sweet Lorraine Written-By – C. Burwell, M. Parish	5:22
9	Duke Ellington And Earl Hines–	House Of Lords Written-By – D. Ellington, E. Hines	5:32
10	Duke Ellington–	Speaks	0:30
11	Duke Ellington–	The Second Portrait Of The Lion Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:13
12	Charles Bell–	Whisper Not Written-By – Benny Golson	5:13
13	Mary Lou Williams–	45 Degree Angle Written-By – Denzil Best	3:28
14	Mary Lou Williams–	Joycie Written-By – Mary Lou Williams	3:38
15	Willie "The Lion" Smith–	Blue Skies Written-By – Irving Berlin	3:23
	Willie "The Lion" Smith	Medley: Just One Of Those Things / Tea For Two / Some Of These Days / After You've Gone	(4:54)
16.1	–	Just One Of Those Things Written-By – Cole Porter
16.2	–	Tea For Two Written-By – V. Youmans, I. Caesar
16.3	–	Some Of These Days Written-By – Shelton Brooks
16.4	–	After You've Gone Written-By – H. Creamer, T. Layton
17	Billy Taylor–	I'll Remember April Written-By – Raye, DePaul, Johnston*	8:55
18	Billy Taylor–	'Round Midnight Written-By – Thelonious Monk	5:06
19	Earl Hines, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Billy Taylor, George Wein And Mary Lou Williams–	Rosetta Written-By – E. Hines, H. Woode	6:32

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Copyright © – Mosaic Records, L.L.C.
Remixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Designed At – Inkwell, Inc.
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDP-148816

Credits

Bass – Larry Gales
Design [Direction] – Richard Mantel
Drums – Ben Riley
Engineer [Recording] – Ed Begley
Liner Notes – Billy Taylor
Mastered By, Mixed By [Remixed By] – Mark Wilder
Producer – Brad McCuen, George Wein
Reissue Producer, Liner Notes [2006] – Michael Cuscuna

Notes

Recorded live at the Jazz Piano Workshop of the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival on June 20, 1965.

Tracks 1, 5-9, 11-14 and 19 originally issues as The Jazz Piano (RCA Victor LSP-3499).
Track 3 originally issued on Duke Eillington - Solos, Duets & Trios (Bluebird CD-2178).
Tracks 2, 4, 10 and 15-18 are previously unreleased.

Note: The small drop-outs in track 2 are in the original recording. All timings include applause.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 886970271424
Barcode (Text): 8 86970 27142 4
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-148816 1 IFPI L329
Matrix / Runout (Mirrored in Matrix / Runout compared to other data): A01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L329
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50D2

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Jazz Piano (LP, Album, Mono)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	RD-7830, LPM 3499	UK	1965
New Submission	The Jazz Piano (LP, Album, Mono, Rockaway Pressing)	RCA Victor	LPM-3499	US	1966
New Submission	The Jazz Piano (LP, Album, Stereo)	RCA Victor	LSP-3499	US	1966
New Submission	The Jazz Piano (LP, Album, Mono, Indianapolis Pressing)	RCA Victor	LPM-3499	US	1966
New Submission	The Jazz Piano (LP, Album, Stereo, Rockaway Pressing)	RCA Victor	LSP-3499	Canada	1966

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Reviews

Rob7 Jan 6, 2014
From Mosaic website:
"The "Various Artists" on this album read like the history of jazz piano: Willie "The Lion" Smith, Earl Hines, Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Taylor and Charles Bell. The occasion was a piano workshop on a Sunday afternoon at the Pittsburgh Jazz Festival in 1965, obviously a time when giants still walked the earth.
The original album contains only ten tunes. This CD reissue contains all 19 performances, newly remixed from the original three-track masters, adding new material from Smith, Williams, Taylor and Bell. The concert is now presented in the order in which it was performed.

Each pianist performs solo or with bassist Larry Gales and drummer Ben Riley. Earl Hines duets with Ellington on an improvised blues and with Taylor on "Sweet Lorraine." The concert closes with a blow-out version of "Rosetta" with Hines, Smith, Williams, Taylor and George Wein sharing two pianos. A one-of-a-kind event."