[Dixielandjazz] Seeking - Billy Maxted solo piano on
"Little Rock Getaway"
Dottie Lawless
1lawless at gte.net
Sat Jul 22 14:15:16 PDT 2006
This would be on one of Pee Wee Erwin's albums, possibly "Recorded at
the Grandview".
Dottie
On Jul 20, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Haupt Dave wrote:
> When I lived in Denver and Dick Gibson was running the
> KADX radio station, he and other DJs often played a
> version of Little Rock Getaway with Billy Maxted on
> piano. I seem to recall that it was a solo piece, and
> a rather impressive display of technical capabilities.
>
> After years of searching, I finally found an album
> with the tune on it. It's by "Billy Maxted and his
> Manhattan Jazz Band". The album title is "The Art of
> Jazz" and contains "Little Rock Getaway". However,
> the version of the tune on that album is certainly not
> the one I remember. It's a decent trad arrangement
> with the band and piano exchanging commentary on the
> tune, but frankly, the contribution by piano is not
> stellar.
>
> I've been wondering if the version of the tune I'm
> remembering might be on an album with someone else as
> the leader, other than Billy Maxted.
>
> Does anybody know the rendition of which I write?
>
> Kindly,
>
> Dave Haupt
> Hillsboro, OR
>
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