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Centaur Records

Standards and Improvisations

$15.99

Details

Composer
Joseph Makholm
Artist
Willis Delony
Format
CD
Label
Centaur Records
Released
May 01, 2026
Catalog #
CRC4187
UPC
044747418728

About

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

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Standards: No. 1. Herbie's Anxious Years 05:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Standards: No. 1. Herbie's Anxious Years
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  2. 2 Improvisation No. 1, "Medium fast, swing eighth notes" 02:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Improvisation No. 1, "Medium fast, swing eighth notes"
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  3. 3 Improvisation No. 2, "Ballad, rubato" 02:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Improvisation No. 2, "Ballad, rubato"
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  4. 4 No. 2. Yesterday Speaks Not 05:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Yesterday Speaks Not
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  5. 5 No. 3. Blue Neptune Fantasy 05:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 3. Blue Neptune Fantasy
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  6. 6 Improvisation No. 3, "Medium, swing eighth notes" 02:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    Improvisation No. 3, "Medium, swing eighth notes"
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  7. 7 Improvisation No. 4, "Bright waltz, swing eighth notes" 02:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    Improvisation No. 4, "Bright waltz, swing eighth notes"
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  8. 8 Improvisation No. 5, "Medium ballad" 02:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Improvisation No. 5, "Medium ballad"
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  9. 9 No. 4. Juxtafixation 05:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. Juxtafixation
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  10. 10 No. 5. The Things You've Lost 06:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. The Things You've Lost
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  11. 11 Improvisation No. 6, "Bright, even eighth notes" 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Improvisation No. 6, "Bright, even eighth notes"
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  12. 12 Improvisation No. 7, "Fast, swing eighth notes" 02:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Improvisation No. 7, "Fast, swing eighth notes"
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony
  13. 13 Standards: No. 6. I'm Your Only 04:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    Standards: No. 6. I'm Your Only
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Joseph Makholm
    Performer
    Willis Delony