Standards and Improvisations

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Label
Centaur Records
Release Date
May 1, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Joseph Makholm
    • PERFORMER
      Willis Delony
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 01, 2026
    • UPC
      044747418728
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CRC4187
    • LABEL
      Centaur Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Standards: No. 1. Herbie's Anxious Years

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    2. Improvisation No. 1, "Medium fast, swing eighth notes"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    3. Improvisation No. 2, "Ballad, rubato"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    4. No. 2. Yesterday Speaks Not

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    5. No. 3. Blue Neptune Fantasy

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    6. Improvisation No. 3, "Medium, swing eighth notes"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    7. Improvisation No. 4, "Bright waltz, swing eighth notes"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    8. Improvisation No. 5, "Medium ballad"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    9. No. 4. Juxtafixation

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    10. No. 5. The Things You've Lost

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    11. Improvisation No. 6, "Bright, even eighth notes"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    12. Improvisation No. 7, "Fast, swing eighth notes"

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony

    13. Standards: No. 6. I'm Your Only

      Composer: Joseph Makholm

      Performer: Willis Delony


The incredible music on this album feeds into my lifelong fascination with musical connections, especially the complicated relationship between classical music and jazz. My dear friend Joe Makholm, whose pathfinding music I've been performing and recording for over 25 years now, is a master at exploring this occasionally uneasy marriage. In the groundbreaking set of pieces presented here, all superbly crafted and bubbling with inspiration, Joe is at his creative best in a decidedly jazz-centered collection that is full of straight-ahead swinging, deep expression, pianistic imagination, wit, and sophistication. -Willis Delony