Bill Mays

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William Allen Mays, known professionally as Bill Mays, and born on February 5, 1944, in Sacramento, California, is a jazz pianist. He developed an interest in jazz at age 15 after attending an Earl Hines concert. From 1969 to the early 1980s, Mays worked as a studio session musician in Los Angeles, accompanying notable singers such as Al Jarreau, Peggy Lee, and Frank Sinatra. In 1984, Mays moved to New York City and began leading his own bands. He has recorded over three dozen albums under his own name, including Two of a Mind (1983), One to One (1990), and Mays in Manhattan (1996).

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02	The Wind / The Peacocks	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			09:12
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
07	Born To Be Blue	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			08:19
	Composers: Copyright Control
01	A Time For Us (Romeo And Juliet)	Bill Mays	#5. Romeo And Juliet			04:12
03	Summertime in Venice (Summertime)	Bill Mays	#12. The Fabulous Baker Boys			04:42
	Composers: Cicognini alessandro
07	La Playa (Red Lanterns)	Bill Mays	#11. The Third Man			05:08
	Composers: Van Wetter Georges Joseph

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Ivory Jazz

(P) 2021 ITI Records: 08-10-2021

Ivory Jazz

01	Joy Spring	Tom Garvin	Ivory Jazz			03:10
	Composers: Clifford Brown - Jon Hendricks
02	Embraceable You	Bill Mays	Ivory Jazz			06:36
	Composers: Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin
03	Somebody Loves Me	Marc Devine	Ivory Jazz			03:18
	Composers: DeSylva - Gershwin - MacDonald
04	Lullaby of Broadway	Tom Garvin	Ivory Jazz			01:54
	Composers: George Shearing - George Weiss
05	All Blues	Bill Mays	Ivory Jazz			08:58
	Composers: Miles Davis
06	Ghost of a Chance	Marc Devine	Ivory Jazz			02:32
	Composers: Victor Young - Washington - Crosby
07	Kathryn	Tom Garvin	Ivory Jazz			06:14
	Composers: TOM GARVIN

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Mays Plays Mays

2019 William Allen Mays: 09-10-2019

Mays Plays Mays

01	Birthday Blues	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			05:06
	Composers: william allen mays
02	Exuma	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			05:01
	Composers: william allen mays
03	Mays in the Mirror	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			05:20
	Composers: chris cuvier
04	Jolie Joelle	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			04:33
	Composers: william allen mays
05	Mw2	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			05:51
	Composers: william allen mays
06	Play Song	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			05:15
	Composers: william allen mays - Judith Lou Kirtley
07	Snow Job	Bill Mays	Mays Plays Mays			03:46
	Composers: william allen mays

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Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays

(P) 2000 Audiophile Records: 22-04-2016

Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays

01	Wonder Why	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			03:45
	Composers: Sammy Cahn - Nicholas Brodsky
02	Oh! But I Do!	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			04:01
	Composers: Leo Robin - Arthur Schwartz
03	I Thought About You	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			04:33
	Composers: Johnny Mercer - James Van Heusen
04	Miss Johnson Phoned Again Today	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			02:26
	Composers: Irving Mills - Lupin Fien - Al Siegel
05	For You, For Me, For Evermore	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			04:36
	Composers: Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin
06	Ev'rything I Love	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			04:04
	Composers: Cole Porter
07	This Is New	Charles Cochran	Charles Cochran Meets Bill Mays			03:26
	Composers: Ira Gershwin - Kurt Weill

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Fantasy

(P) 2007 Palmetto: 07-11-2014

Fantasy

01	Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Bill Mays	Fantasy			04:24
02	Vocalise	Bill Mays	Fantasy			05:01
03	Fantasy Movement 1	Bill Mays	Fantasy			09:24
04	Fantasy Movement 2	Bill Mays	Fantasy			06:05
05	Fantasy Movement 3	Bill Mays	Fantasy			06:11
06	Prelude #2	Bill Mays	Fantasy			04:30
07	Prelude Opus 11 #3/Sometime Ago	Bill Mays	Fantasy			05:06

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Mays at the Movies

: 01-01-2010

Mays at the Movies

01	I've Never Been in Love Before	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			07:34
02	The Shadow of Your Smile	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			04:58
03	Pure Imagination	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			08:47
04	Love Theme from Spartacus	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			08:14
05	Judy	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			06:35
06	The Summer Knows	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			06:51
07	There's a Small Hotel	Bill Mays	Mays at the Movies			06:57

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Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert

(P) 1992 2008 LRC Ltd.: 19-03-2008

Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert

01	Cherokee	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			07:47
02	Day Dream	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			06:48
03	I Wanna Be Happy	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			07:53
04	Zoom Blewz	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			06:39
05	Django	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			10:28
06	Air Mail Special	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			06:46
07	If I Had You	Peter Appleyard	Peter Appleyard - Sherrie Maricle - Live Concert			07:01

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Beyond The Red Door

℗ 2007 Jazzed Media: 28-07-2007

Beyond The Red Door

01	Red Door	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			06:33
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
02	The Wind / The Peacocks	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			09:12
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
03	Why Not Now'	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			08:31
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
04	Quietly	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			06:14
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
05	The Touch of Your Lips	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			09:19
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
06	I Loves You Porgy	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			08:50
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank
07	Carousels	Bud Shank	Beyond The Red Door			07:56
	Writer: Bud Shank / Composers: Bud Shank

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Going Home

(P) 2003 Palmetto: 01-01-2003

Going Home

01	Judy	Bill Mays	Going Home			06:03
02	You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To	Bill Mays	Going Home			05:55
03	Shohola Song	Bill Mays	Going Home			03:56
04	Home	Bill Mays	Going Home			04:21
05	On the Road	Bill Mays	Going Home			06:39
06	Shoho Love Song	Bill Mays	Going Home			04:13
07	Nosey Neighbors	Bill Mays	Going Home			07:35

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Summer Sketches

(P) 2001 Palmetto: 03-04-2001

Summer Sketches

01	Summer Night	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			06:06
02	Estate (Summer)	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			05:58
03	Fireflies	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			04:22
04	Indian Summer	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			05:46
05	Summer Sketch	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			04:11
06	(Gotta Go To) Summer School	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			03:49
07	Early August	Bill Mays	Summer Sketches			06:18

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Out in Pa

(P) 2009 Palmetto: 20-11-1999

Out in Pa

01	Beat	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			08:10
02	Gemma's Eyes	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			07:14
03	Out in Pa	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			07:30
04	Witchcraft	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			04:28
05	Zingaro	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			05:31
06	Liberation	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			08:43
07	The Wind	Bill Mays	Out in Pa			07:16

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Gone With The Wind

℗ 1993 Fever Music BV: 01-01-1993

Gone With The Wind

01	Gone With The Wind	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			00:50
	Composers: Copyright Control
02	I Remember You	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			07:07
	Composers: Copyright Control
03	Lagrima Agradecida ( A Thankfull Tear)	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			05:25
	Composers: Copyright Control
04	Black Jack	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			04:18
	Composers: Copyright Control
05	Najul	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			05:42
	Composers: Copyright Control
06	Someone To Watch Over Me	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			06:04
	Composers: Copyright Control
07	Born To Be Blue	Martin Wind	Gone With The Wind			08:19
	Composers: Copyright Control

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The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26

℗ 1993 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.: 01-01-1993

The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26

01	A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			07:30
	Writer: Manning Sherwin - Eric Maschwitz / Composers: Manning Sherwin - Eric Maschwitz
02	I Wish I Knew (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			04:58
	Writer: Harry Warren - Mack Gordon / Composers: Harry Warren - Mack Gordon
03	Stompin' At The Savoy (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			05:31
	Writer: Andy Razaf - Edgar Sampson - Chick Webb - Benny Goodman / Composers: Andy Razaf - Edgar Sampson - Chick Webb - Benny Goodman
04	Boardwalk Blues (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			06:22
	Writer: Bill Mays / Composers: Bill Mays
05	Lush Life (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			06:09
	Writer: Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Billy Strayhorn
06	I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			04:22
	Writer: Doc Dougherty - Ellis Reynolds - Al J. Neiburg / Composers: Doc Dougherty - Ellis Reynolds - Al J. Neiburg
07	Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA / September 27, 1992)	Bill Mays	The Maybeck Recital Series, Vol. 26			07:08
	Writer: Jule Styne - Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne - Sammy Cahn

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One To One

DMP: 25-05-1990

One To One

01	One To One	Bill Mays	One To One			04:21
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond
02	I Thought About You	Bill Mays	One To One			06:19
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond
03	Stella By Starlight	Bill Mays	One To One			05:10
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond
04	Interplay	Bill Mays	One To One			04:02
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond
05	Just You,Just Me	Bill Mays	One To One			04:11
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays &amp; Ray Drummond
06	Lover Man	Bill Mays	One To One			06:25
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays &amp;amp; Ray Drummond
07	Skylark	Bill Mays	One To One			06:22
	Writer: Bill Mays & Ray Drummond / Composers: Bill Mays &amp;amp;amp; Ray Drummond

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Splits

One for Newk II

: 01-08-2008

One for Newk II

01	Pent-Up House	Dr. Bruce Eskovitz	One for Newk II			05:25
02	No Moe	Charlie Shoemake	One for Newk II			05:42
03	Paradox	Charlie Shoemake	One for Newk II			05:20
04	Count Your Blessings	Charlie Shoemake	One for Newk II			04:04
05	Airegin	Charlie Shoemake	One for Newk II			05:56
06	Valse Hot	Charlie Shoemake	One for Newk II			06:46
07	Strode Rode	Charlie Shoemake	One for Newk II			04:26

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Bick's Bag

: 25-09-2004

Bick's Bag

01	Bick's Bag	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			09:47
02	Laura	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			07:34
03	Bean and the Boys	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			09:11
04	Paradigm	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			07:29
05	Blue Daniel	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			06:23
06	I Do It For Your Love	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			07:51
07	On the Trail	Bill Mays	Bick's Bag			10:07

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