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Jazz Appreciation Month: Music by Lyle Mays & Mitch Towne | Behind the Score Ep. 64 (Patreon)

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2025-04-18 02:35:41
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In this month's episode, I'm taking a deep dive into two jazz compositions written by talented keyboardists. Lyle Mays' music is widely known and appreciated...and rightfully so. Mitch Towne is still a bit under the radar but has decades of stellar work on his resume...and he's a good friend of mine.

I'm analyzing and taking you through BILL EVANS by Lyle Mays and SOME WORK OF NOBLE NOTE, MAY YET BE DONE by Mitch Towne. I hope you enjoy!

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Jazz Appreciation Month: Music by Lyle Mays and Mitch Towne | Behind the Score Ep. 64

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Peter Tutak

Thanks for this, Doug. As you get into Mays' piano-oriented compositions, you'll hear more and more of the same harmonic language and melodicism that pervaded Evans' work. There is gentleness, sophistication, but beneath it all, the most luminescent, intelligent, cerebral intent. Evans may have passed way too early, but we're fortunate to have had Lyle Mays carry that torch onward into the future. (And yes, "I like it and I want to do some more.") Your buddy Mitch Towne's work was a lot of fun, and a great inclusion. Organ trios are generally headed by a pretty flashy soloist, but here I found myself enjoying the deliberate nature of the piece and the thoughtfulness in the playing between all three players. Nice work on their part, and on yours. Thanks, as always, Doug.

Bill Coonley

I was fortunate enough to see Lyle Mays twice with the Pat Metheny Group. Awesome player! I'm going to keep my eyes open for Mitch Towne, that tune was a swinger!

Ole Martinsen

You know... Lyles first album "Lyle Mays" Is a jazz fusion masterpiece, with Close to home as a wonderful moving ending. I have yet to see it on any reaction channel, so it would have been wonderful if you could share your view on this album in a EPL episode!

Greg In East TN

Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny. - Frank Zappa ;)

Hagbard Celine

The bassist Marc Johnson was actually Bill Evans' bassist in the late 70s. Johnson's solo output is worth investigating, and one album has Metheny on it.

Hagbard Celine

Doug - would you be able to share the table of contents for the Lyle book with us? It will inform future recommendation requests.