Bill Mays

Bill Mays Trio - Autumn Serenade (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Bill Mays Trio - Autumn Serenade (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 45:42 minutes | 834 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Fall is a special time of year.
Lyle Mays / Marc Johnson / Jack DeJohnette - Fictionary (1993) {Geffen}

Lyle Mays / Marc Johnson / Jack DeJohnette - Fictionary (1993) {Geffen}
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Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop

Lyle Mays, who came to fame for his electric collaborations with Pat Metheny, surprised many with this superior outing in an acoustic trio setting. On the liner jacket Mays thanks Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and Paul Bley for their inspiration. If one adds in Chick Corea and especially Bill Evans, that should give listeners an idea of what to expect. However, to his credit (and with the assistance of bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Jack Dejohnette) Mays avoids performing overly played standards and sticks mostly to originals (including two free improvisations). There is no coasting on this excellent set.

Lyle Mays - Lyle Mays (1986) {Geffen}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Dec. 16, 2023
Lyle Mays - Lyle Mays (1986) {Geffen}

Lyle Mays - Lyle Mays (1986) {Geffen}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Lyle Mays waited a long, long time before straying from the Pat Metheny Group to issue his first solo album, but when he did, the results were at once removed but not totally untethered to the Metheny sound and feeling. On his own, Mays' synthesizer solos and textures are close in sound to what he was doing in the Metheny group, but the turns of phrases in his acoustic piano solos reflect the heavy shadow of Keith Jarrett.

Lyle Mays - Street Dreams (1988) {Warner}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Dec. 16, 2023
Lyle Mays - Street Dreams (1988) {Warner}

Lyle Mays - Street Dreams (1988) {Warner}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Lyle Mays' second solo album ventures even further afield than his acclaimed first record, into areas not associated with Mays nor his employer Pat Metheny. This time, the personnel list is far more varied, with several guest luminaries from the world of jazz-rock, as well as a big band and full chamber orchestra on some selections. Again, the main thrust of the album is bound up in a lengthy suite with new age atmospheric elements, juxtaposing fleet Brazilian grooves with a chamber orchestra, voluble Mays piano solos, and electronic interpolations by Mays and Frisell reminiscent of early classical electronic music.

Bill Frisell - Live In Montreal, 2002 (2009) DVD9  Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 10, 2023
Bill Frisell - Live In Montreal, 2002 (2009) DVD9

Bill Frisell - Live In Montreal, 2002 (2009)
DVD9 | NTSC | 16:9 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2ch, 1536 kbps / DTS 5.1 | ~ 7.2 Gb
Label: EmArcy | # 0602517857261 | Time: 01:34:01
Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Guitar Jazz, Folk Jazz

American guitarist Bill Frisell is one of the most singular musicians of his generation. Frisell has appeared on over 80 recordings, with performers like Ginger Baker, Gavin Bryars, Don Byron, Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithful, Wayne Horvitz, Lyle Mays, Paul Motion, Hal Wilner, John Zorn, John Scofield, Paul Motian and Charlie Haden. Bill has performed on dozens of top recordings as leader and sideman and has composed lots of film music. Bill Frisell is in constant demand worldwide because he invest his playing with such strong intention. His diverse musical concepts embrace everything from blues, gospel, worksongs and country music to jazz, rock and even pop. Now see him live performing live for a jazz experience like no other!
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981) {ECM 1190}

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981) {ECM 1190}
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Genre: Fusion

Like the echo of a grand landscape, Metheny and Mays create an atmospheric meditation on traveling across the great open expanse of America As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls. By turns introspective and hymn-like, soaring and transcendent, the music resonates with a rural spirit, to which the Brazilian percussion of Nana Vasconcelos brings a more universal feel. Both "It's For You" and the epic title track evoke sonic vistas that touch a nerve with their layered keyboards and guitars. "Ozark" is a dynamic track featuring piano propelled by gentle percussion, while "September Fifteenth" is a quiet and deeply moving dedication to pianist Bill Evans. "Estupenda Graca" is like a gentle prayer sung both as closure, and in anticipation of the travels to come.
Phil Woods Quintet - Live at the Deer Head Inn (2015) {Deer Head Records 005}

Phil Woods Quintet - Live at the Deer Head Inn (2015) {Deer Head Records 005}
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© 2015 Deer Head Records 005
Jazz / Post Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Saxophone

The Phil Woods Quintet's final recording on November 10, 2014 at the Deer Head inn with Bill Goodwin, Steve Gilmore, Bill Mays and Brian Lynch. If you are a Phil Woods fan (as I am), this album is essential; while the recordings took place not that long before Phil's death, and you can hear the evidence of his declining health, Phil is still Phil … and that means, that even with his health limitations, he is still masterful and this recording is a poignant tribute to his great career and legacy. The amazing trumpet playing of Brian Lynch is an added bonus; he really shines, and together, he and Phil … aw the whole quintet, really … make this album a not-to-be-missed gem!!
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (Remastered) (1981/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (Remastered) (1981/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 43:31 minutes | 922 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is a collaborative album by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, released in 1981. The title makes reference to Wichita, Kansas and Wichita Falls, Texas. The title tune is just under 21 minutes.
Peter Weniger vs. Martin Wind - The Soccerball (2002) {Nagel Heyer}

Peter Weniger vs. Martin Wind - The Soccerball (2002) {Nagel Heyer}
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Genre: Hard Bop, Post-Bop

Too often, CDs that are mostly originals offer more preening than melody. This isn't the case with The Soccerball, a delightful collection that is 76.9-percent original and 100-percent interesting. Bill Mays, Martin Wind, and Matt Wilson have recorded together before, notably on Out in PA, another fine showcase for the trio's compositional talents. Here Peter Weniger brings his soulful, funky, tenor voice to their explorations, which sometimes involve tinkering with familiar themes: the joyous title tune is loosely based on the chord progressions of Nat Adderley's "Work Song," while Weniger's "Garrigue" is an inversion on the changes of "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Dream A Little Dream (1994) {Telarc CD-83364}

Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Dream A Little Dream (1994) {Telarc CD-83364}
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© 1994 Telarc | CD-83364
Jazz / Cool / Bop / West Coast Jazz / Baritone Saxophone

Baritonist Gerry Mulligan had at the time of this recording been a jazz giant for 45 years. His slightly bubbly baritone sound has always been distinctive and he never had difficulty jamming with anyone. In the 1990s Mulligan's regular trio has been comprised of pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Ron Vincent. The sidemen work together very well on this quartet date (Bill Mays fills in for Rosenthal on two songs) and form a solid foundation for Mulligan to float over. The baritonist performs a variety of superior standards such as "Home," "They Say It's Wonderful," and "My Shining Hour," revives "My Funny Valentine"; he also revisits a few of his originals (including "Walking Shoes" and "Song for Strayhorn"). This is a fine example of Gerry Mulligan's playing.