Solo (Mulgrew Miller album)

Solo is a solo piano album by Mulgrew Miller. It was recorded in 2000 and released by Space Time Records a decade later.

Solo
Live album by
Mulgrew Miller
Released2010
Recorded2000
VenueClermont-Ferrand, France
GenreJazz
Length54:07
LabelSpace Time
Mulgrew Miller chronology
The Duets
(1999)		 Solo
(2010)		 NHOP & Mulgrew Miller: The Duo – Live!
(2000)

Recording and music

The album was recorded in concert at the Jazz en Tête festival in Clermont-Ferrand in 2000.[1] Miller plays his composition "Carousel" with stride influences.[1] "My Old Flame" and "Body and Soul" are ballads, and other tracks are played at a greater tempo.[1]

Releases and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Financial Times[1]

Solo was released by Space Time Records in 2010.[2] The Financial Times described it as "a masterclass in the traditional jazz virtues of harmonic development and unflagging tempo."[1] The New York Amsterdam News suggested that "it will be the album that fledgling musicians copy and practice by."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Jordu" – 6:42
  2. "Con Alma" – 9:35
  3. "Carousel" – 8:27
  4. "My Old Flame" – 7:20
  5. "Dreamsville" – 4:01
  6. "Yardbird Suite" – 6:45
  7. "Body and Soul" – 6:44
  8. "Giant Steps" – 4:41

Personnel

References
  1. Hobart, Mike (September 25, 2010). "Mulgrew Miller: Solo". Financial Times. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. Szlamowicz, Jean (May 29, 2013). "Mulgrew Miller". Jazz Hot. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. Scott, Ron (June 6, 2013). "Prominent Jazz Pianist Mulgrew Miller Dies at 57". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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