MARIAN MCPARTLAND

Post Bop / Swing / Bop / Hard Bop / Vocal Jazz / Pop/Art Song/Folk / Blues / Stride Piano / RnB / Ragtime / Dixieland / Bossa Nova • United Kingdom
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Margaret Marian McPartland, OBE (née Turner;20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English-born jazz pianist, composer, and writer. She was the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio from 1978 until 2011.

Margaret Marian Turner was a musical prodigy from the time she could sit at the piano, about the age of three. She studied classical music and the violin, in addition to the piano.

She pursued classical studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Much to the dismay of her family, she developed a love for American jazz and musicians such as Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Mary Lou Williams, and many others. In 1938, despite her family's efforts to keep her at Guildhall, Marian left to join Billy Mayerl's Claviers, a four-piano vaudeville act, performing under the stage name of Marian Page. The group toured throughout Europe during World War
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MARIAN MCPARTLAND After Dark album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
After Dark
Bop 1955
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland / George Shearing ‎– Great Britain's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland / George Shearing ‎– Great Britain's
Bop 1955
MARIAN MCPARTLAND The Marian McPartland Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Marian McPartland Trio
Bop 1956
MARIAN MCPARTLAND With You In Mind album cover 3.00 | 2 ratings
With You In Mind
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1957
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Bossa Nova + Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bossa Nova + Soul
Bossa Nova 1963
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Ambiance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ambiance
Post Bop 1970
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland Plays the Music of Alec Wilder album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
Post Bop 1972
MARIAN MCPARTLAND A Delicate Balance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Delicate Balance
Post Bop 1973
MARIAN MCPARTLAND A Fine Romance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Fine Romance
Post Bop 1976
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Jimmy McPartland :  !Wanted! (with Jimmy McPartland & The All Star Jazz Assassins) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jimmy McPartland : !Wanted! (with Jimmy McPartland & The All Star Jazz Assassins)
Dixieland 1977
MARIAN MCPARTLAND From This Moment On album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
From This Moment On
Post Bop 1979
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Portrait of Marian McPartland album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Portrait of Marian McPartland
Post Bop 1979
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Personal Choice album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Personal Choice
Post Bop 1983
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Willow Creek and Other Ballads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Willow Creek and Other Ballads
Post Bop 1985
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland plays the music of Billy Staryhorn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland plays the music of Billy Staryhorn
Swing 1987
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland Plays the Benny Carter Songbook album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland Plays the Benny Carter Songbook
Swing 1990
MARIAN MCPARTLAND In My Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In My Life
Hard Bop 1993
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Plays the Music of Mary Lou Williams album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays the Music of Mary Lou Williams
Bop 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Silent Pool album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Silent Pool
Post Bop 1997
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Just Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just Friends
Post Bop 1998
MARIAN MCPARTLAND The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington
Post Bop 2000
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Twilight World album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Twilight World
Post Bop 2008

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MARIAN MCPARTLAND live albums

MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Hickory House Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland's Hickory House Trio
Bop 1955
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland at the London House album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland at the London House
Bop 1958
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Interplay album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Interplay
Post Bop 1970
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian Remembers Teddi album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian Remembers Teddi
Vocal Jazz 1973
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Solo Concert at Haverford: Recorded Live at Haverford College - April 12th 1974 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solo Concert at Haverford: Recorded Live at Haverford College - April 12th 1974
Post Bop 1974
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Send In The Clowns album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Send In The Clowns
Post Bop 1977
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Live at Carlyle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Carlyle
Post Bop 1979
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland at the Festival album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland at the Festival
Hard Bop 1979
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (feat. Dick Hyman) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz (feat. Dick Hyman)
Stride Piano 1990
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Nine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Nine
Post Bop 1991
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Featuring Red Richards album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Featuring Red Richards
Swing 1991
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Featuring Eubie Blake album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Featuring Eubie Blake
Ragtime 1993
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Dave Brubeck album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Dave Brubeck
Post Bop 1993
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Dick Wellstood album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Dick Wellstood
Stride Piano 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Bobby Short album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Bobby Short
Swing 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Benny Carter album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Benny Carter
Swing 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Barbara Carroll album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Barbara Carroll
Swing 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Stanley Cowell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Stanley Cowell
Hard Bop 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Clark Terry album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Clark Terry
Bop 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Dave McKenna album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Dave McKenna
Swing 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Mercer Ellington album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Mercer Ellington
Swing 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Kenny Burrell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Kenny Burrell
Hard Bop 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Jack DeJohnette album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Jack DeJohnette
Hard Bop 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Amina Claudine Myers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Amina Claudine Myers
Post Bop 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Milt Hinton album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Milt Hinton
Swing 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Lee Konitz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Lee Konitz
Post Bop 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Jess Stacy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Jess Stacy
Swing 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Henry Mancini album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Henry Mancini
Post Bop 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND With Guest Roy Eldridge ‎– Piano Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
With Guest Roy Eldridge ‎– Piano Jazz
Swing 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Alice Coltrane album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Alice Coltrane
Post Bop 1995
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Guest Lionel Hampton album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Guest Lionel Hampton
Swing 1996
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Jay McShann album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Jay McShann
Blues 1996
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Les McCann album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Les McCann
Hard Bop 1996
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Joe Williams album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Joe Williams
Vocal Jazz 1996
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Charles Brown album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Charles Brown
Blues 1996
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Live at Yoshi's Nitespot album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Yoshi's Nitespot
Post Bop 1996
MARIAN MCPARTLAND An NPR Jazz Christmas with Marian McPartland and Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
An NPR Jazz Christmas with Marian McPartland and Friends
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1997
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Reprise album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reprise
Hard Bop 1998
MARIAN MCPARTLAND On 52 Street album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On 52 Street
Bop 2000
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland and Willie Pickens: Ain't Misbehavin - Live at the Jazz Showcase album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland and Willie Pickens: Ain't Misbehavin - Live at the Jazz Showcase
Bop 2001
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Live at the Shanghai Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at the Shanghai Jazz
Hard Bop 2002
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Oscar Peterson album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Oscar Peterson
Bop 2002
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Bill Evans album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Bill Evans
Post Bop 2002
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Norah Jones album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Norah Jones
Vocal Jazz 2003
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Dizzy Gillespie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Dizzy Gillespie
Bop 2003
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz with Guest Rosemary Clooney album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz with Guest Rosemary Clooney
Vocal Jazz 2003
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Teddy Wilson album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Teddy Wilson
Swing 2005
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Elvis Costello album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Elvis Costello
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2005
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Bruce Hornsby album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Bruce Hornsby
Post Bop 2005
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast: Steely Dan album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast: Steely Dan
RnB 2005
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Guest Star Shirley Horn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Guest Star Shirley Horn
Vocal Jazz 2005
MARIAN MCPARTLAND 85 Candles - Live in New York album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
85 Candles - Live in New York
Hard Bop 2006
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With John Medeski album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With John Medeski
Hard Bop 2006
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Piano Jazz With Brad Mehldau album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Jazz With Brad Mehldau
Post Bop 2007

MARIAN MCPARTLAND demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

MARIAN MCPARTLAND re-issues & compilations

MARIAN MCPARTLAND Concert in Argentina album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Concert in Argentina
Swing 1992
MARIAN MCPARTLAND A Sentimental Journey (with  Jimmy McPartland) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Sentimental Journey (with Jimmy McPartland)
Dixieland 1994
MARIAN MCPARTLAND The Concord Jazz Heritage Series album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
Post Bop 1998
MARIAN MCPARTLAND Contrasts album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Contrasts
Dixieland 2003

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MARIAN MCPARTLAND With You In Mind

Album · 1957 · Pop/Art Song/Folk
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Although we tend to think of the best jazz artists as trailblazing mavericks, there are actually many top tier musicians who played their share of crowd-pleasing pop music. Guitarists like George Benson and Wes Montgomery come to mind, as well as the piano virtuoso Marian McPartland. During her career, Marian put out enough serious jazz records to satisfy the critics, but also quite a few pop and easy listening records to satisfy the bill collectors. Coming early in her career, “..with You in Mind” is one of McPartland’s first efforts in a more commercial direction and finds her walking a nice balance between sophisticated easy listening and lite jazz. The premise of this record is to have McPartland play a standard jazz set, but to have that set backed with a string quartet and harp (the set list also includes some very non-jazz popular ditties). The addition of the harp is bound to attract the kitsch exotica crowd, and “You in Mind” gets close to being a collectable ‘exotica’ record, but not quite.

McPartland’s playing on here is excellent and her refined classical touch mixed with a bluesy sensibility recalls Oscar Peterson. The make or break on this record though are the string arrangements. Subtle strings can work well in jazz, and some of these tunes are handled well, but more often than not the strings on here can be heavy handed and overly dramatic, much like the soundtrack to a sappy melodramatic US movie from this same time period. On the more successful side, “I Remember You” brings the strings down in volume and drama as they play a simple melody that gives Marian something to interact with. On the one McPartland original, title track “With You in Mind”, the strings are given an ambitious score as they interact with the piano in an almost concerto like fashion. Towards the end of the album, “A Ship without a Sail” allows the band to get down a little bit with a swingin, bluesy groove, this is probably the ‘uptempo’ number that the almost apologetic liner notes refer to. All through jazz history, the people who write liner notes try to convince you that a pop jazz record is something much more than that. Its strange that they should predictably display this collective guilt because there should be no shame in an artist producing a good pop jazz record.

I’d be surprised if this was ever put out on CD, the domain of this record is thrift stores and the 50 cent bin at the used record store. As an easy listening/jazz record, “You in Mind” is okay, with some tunes holding up well, while other tunes are undermined by the loud cheezy strings, plus the inclusion of folk tunes like “Greensleeves” doesn’t help. As a collectable exotica record, once again it comes close, some exotica collectors might find the syrupy strings to be a plus that is unique to that time period, while the harp glissandos mixed with McPartland’s light touch are bound to please. If the idea of a ‘jazzy’ version of “Fur Elise” doesn’t horrify you, then maybe this record is for you.

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