The Maestro (Horace Parlan album)

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
Released	1982
Recorded	November 26, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:50
Label	SteepleChase
Horace Parlan chronology
Musically Yours (1979) The Maestro (1982) Trouble in Mind (1980)

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.

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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

• Horace Parlan – piano

References

1. SteepleChase Records catalog. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.