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Keys to the City (Mulgrew Miller album)

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1985 studio album by Mulgrew Miller
Keys to the City
Studio album by Mulgrew Miller
Released1985
RecordedJune 28, 1985
StudioERAS Studio, NYC.
GenreJazz
Length41:57
LabelLandmark Records LLP 1507
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
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Keys to the City is the debut album by jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller, recorded on June 28, 1985, and released by Landmark Records.

Background

The album is dedicated to Miller's wife, Tanya, and musicians who inspired him. The record contains eight compositions: four originals and four jazz standards. The originals are: the blues-inspired "Song for Darnell", named after his son; "Promethean", inspired by a Greek myth; "Portrait of a Mountain"; and "Saud's Run". The last two are dedicated to McCoy Tyner.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song for Darnell"Miller6:33
2."Inner Urge"Joe Henderson3:51
3."Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"Cole Porter6:22
4."Promethean"Miller3:23
5."Milestones"Miles Davis4:20
6."Portrait of a Mountain"Miller8:03
7."Saud's Run"Miller5:46
8."Warm Valley"Duke Ellington3:39
Total length:41:57

Personnel


References

  1. ^ "Mulgrew Miller Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Mulgrew Miller: Keys to the City". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
  4. DeCosta-Willis, Miriam (2008). Notable Black Memphians. Cambria Press. p. 245. ISBN 9781621968634.
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