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I was able to see them play it during their First Circle tour in Ames (~1984?). This is one of my favorites of Lyle's as well. Http:/ / / ubbthreads.php/ topics/ 2835085/ Lyle_Mays_Software_Manager There was a short thread on him here and his new career a few years back:
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Here’s a reminder of what he and Pat thought about Bill.
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Unlike Evans, who returned from his first road trip with Miles Davis a flaming junkie, happy to give Miles full credit to Blue In Green for fix money, Lyle seems to have negotiated a soft (no pun intended) landing to touring. But Lyle, who in my experience always played live on his own Hamburg Steinway, played using the whole range of dynamics and a wider range of harmonic vocabulary. Too often when I listen to jazz pianists I’m thinking “Why are they banging on the piano?” Well I know the reason: jazz piano tradition comes from loud rooms and junk pianos. Seriously.Įver since my first introduction to his playing (Travels Live) I’ve felt a sense of kindred spirits with him.Ī differentiator in Lyle’s playing (of course IMHO) is what I think of as a European Classical sensibility. In a small hidden room in my soul is a man that would be overjoyed upon the end of his life if he could say, “I got to 60% of Lyle Mays”. What a crime he's not out in the public eye anymore. Subtle stuff but very sophisticated and just cool sounding. Not real long but brilliant ! I love his chordal changes he plays to fill a section, in addition to those short lines that run contrary to the melody. Bad pianos, changing musical tastes, etc etc etc. Perhaps he got sick of traveling and the road life. He's been at the highest level in his field, influenced so many players (not just keyboard players) and having been around him a little, possesses as close to what could be considered a genius type mind. Who knows what his reasons were for choosing that path.
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Although he might be recording for his own enjoyment, having cats over frequently, and jamming in his home studio after his day gig as a software engineer. I find it hard to wrap my mind around the fact that's he's not really playing or recording anymore - at least live and releasing any new recordings. For me though, this might be one of his best - this live version where he plays an absolutely stunning solo on the beautiful Metheny standard, "James". He has a large discography to go through and pick out great moments.