Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 

Alicia Keys and Marian McPartland, photographed together during the recording for NPR’s Piano Jazz hosted by Marian in South Carolina on September 11, 2003. Originally broadcast April 13, 2004.


On this episode of Piano Jazz, Alicia Keys performs a set of classic soul, a Fats Waller tune and couple of her original compositions with host Marian McPartland. They round out the hour with a co-composition of "Marian and Alicia Blues." An exclusive production of South Carolina public radio on WLTR, offered nationally by NPR.


Margaret Marian McPartland was an English–American jazz pianist, composer, and writer. She was the host of Piano Jazz on National Public Radio (NPR) from 1978 to 2011. Marian has since passed in 2013 but her legacy lives on in the piano world.


Set List

"Trouble Man" (M. Gaye)

"Ain't Misbehavin'" (F. Waller)

"Fallin'" (A. Keys)

"Melancholy Mood" (M. McPartland)

"Good Morning Heartache" (E. Drake, D. Fisher, I. Higgenbotham)

"Isn't It Insane?" (A. Keys)

"Someday We'll All Be Free" (D. Hathaway, E. Howard)

"Marian & Alicia Blues" (A. Keys, McPartland)

No comments:

Post a Comment