Nancy King - Live at Jazz Standard with Fred Hersch

Very few improvisers in vocal jazz have mastered the musical vocabulary like Nancy King. The same can be said for the extremely accomplished pianist Fred Hersch. After many years of circling each other, the two have finally been documented in Nancy's new MAXJAZZ release Live at Jazz Standard. In fact, the two had never met each other before this magical night when the tapes were rolling without Nancy's knowledge. Nothing on this disc was planned or rehearsed. These two talented artists chose songs, keys and tempos along the way, and the end result: jazz at its best.

The stage was set on Saturday, October 23rd, 2004 when Fred Hersch was concluding his second "Duo Invitation Series" at Jazz Standard in New York City, where he played with six different duo partners during the week. Fred was encouraged by Scott Morgan to fly Nancy in for the series. She had not appeared in a major New York venue in many years. Live at Jazz Standard features some wonderful standards performed by two extraordinary musicians.

01 THERE'S A SMALL HOTEL 7:06 Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

02 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY 8:10 Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne

03 LITTLE SUEDE SHOES / DAY BY DAY 5:33 Charlie Parker/Sammy Cahn, Axet Stordahl & Paul Weston

04 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME 8:33 Thomas M. Adair & Matt Dennis

05 AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' 5:42 Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf & Thomas Waller

06 IF YOU NEVER COME TO ME 9:18 (INUTIL PASAIGEM) Alyosio De Oliveira, Ray Gilbert & Antonio Carlos Jobim

07 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU 7:08 Mad Gordon & Harry Warren

08 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK 10:50 Vernon Duke; lyrics by Yip Harburg

09 FOUR 10:59 Miles Davis; lyrics by Jon Hendricks

Total Length 73:35