Marcus Roberts - If I Could Be With You (1993)

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Title: If I Could Be With You
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Novus [01241 63149 2]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 75:30
Total Size: 255 MB(+3%) | 179 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. In a Southern Sense (Roberts) - 0:43
02. Just a Closer Walk with Thee (Trad.) - 1:53
03. Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin-Roberts) - 2:52
04. Arkansas Blues (Lada-Williams) - 4:13
05. Carolina Shout (Johnson) - 3:37
06. Embraceable You (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 3:10
07. Moonlight in Vermont (Blackburn-Suessdorf) - 4:17
08. Keep Off the Grass (Johnson) - 3:26
09. Rippling Waters (Roberts) - 4:44
10. Sweet Repose (Roberts) - 1:53
11. Country Blues (Roberts) - 3:40
12. If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) (Johnson-Creamer) - 1:59
13. Let's Call This (Monk) - 2:15
14. Everytime We Say Goodbye (Haggart-Burke) - 3:12
15. What Is This Thing Called Love (Porter) - 3:57
16. Mood Indigo (Ellington-Bigard-Mills) - 8:12
17. Preach, Reverend, Preach (Roberts) - 4:28
18. Snowy Morning Blues (Roberts) - 3:36
19. Fascination (Johnson) - 3:56
20. In a Southern Sense (Roberts) - 9:27
Marcus Roberts - If I Could Be With You (1993)

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Marcus Roberts - solo piano

This is one of Marcus Roberts' finest all-around recordings. The set of solo piano improvisations features Roberts performing many older tunes (including "Maple Leaf Rag" and four James P. Johnson tunes) plus some of his originals, showing off his stride technique. Roberts' right hand borders on the miraculous, while his left often breaks up rhythms, jumping one beat ahead or behind purposely for short stretches and adding tension to the performance. Among the CD's highlights are "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," "Carolina Shout," "Keep Off the Grass," "What Is This Thing Called Love," and Roberts' "Preach, Reverend, Preach." ~Scott Yanow