The Maestro (Horace Parlan album)

The Maestro
Studio album by Horace Parlan
Released	1982
Recorded	November 26, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:50
Label	SteepleChase
Horace Parlan chronology
Musically Yours (1979) The Maestro (1982) Trouble in Mind (1980)

The Maestro is a solo album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label in 1982.^[1] The album consists mainly of jazz standards and show tunes. The same sessions also produced Parlan's album Musically Yours.

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars stating "Listen to moving and definitive solo piano".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

1. "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:38
2. "Spring Is Here" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:29
3. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:01
4. "Peace" (Horace Silver) – 5:13
5. "The Maestro" (Cedar Walton) – 8:15
6. "Nardis" (Miles Davis) – 5:12
7. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:19
8. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:43

• Horace Parlan – piano