Bill Mays Catalog
1982 (age 38)
Bill Mays And Red Mitchell - Two Of A Mind (ITI Records JL004)
Bill Mays, piano; Red Mitchell, bass.
NYC, October, 1982
| Willow Weep For Me | |
| Waltz New | |
| Well, You Needn't | |
| Laura | |
| All Blues | |
| Embraceable You |
1983
Bill Mays Quintet - Tha's Delights (Trend Records TR-532)
Tom Harrell, flugelhorn; Ralph Moore, tenor sax; Bill Mays, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Shelly Manne, drums, percussion.
Los Angeles, CA, January 24, 1983
| Tha's Delights | |
| Blues Marx | |
| Mavrodaphne's Dance | |
| Goodbye California | |
| S'Wonderful | |
| Goodbye |
1989 (age 45)
Bill Mays - Kaleidoscope (The Jazz Alliance TJA-10013)
Dick Oatts, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Bill Mays, piano; Peter Sprague, guitar; Harvie Swartz, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums.
NYC, October, 1989
| Samba Suileabhain (Sool-A-La Van) | |
| When The Sun Comes Out | |
| Adirondack | |
| For All We Know | |
| Body And Soul | |
| Four | |
| Kaleidoscope | |
| Boomerang | |
| My Man's Gone Now |
Bill Mays, Ray Drummond - One To One (dmp CD-473)
Bill Mays, Hamburg Steinway grand piano; Ray Drummond, acoustic bass.
Digital Music Products, Inc., Stamford, CT, December 4 and 5, 1989
| One To One | |
| I Thought About You | |
| Stella By Starlight | |
| Interplay | |
| Just You, Just Me | |
| Lover Man | |
| Skylark | |
| Tease For Two | |
| Alone Together | |
| Together Wherever We Go |
1990
Bill Mays, Ray Drummond - One To One 2 (dmp CD-482)
Bill Mays, piano; Ray Drummond, bass.
Carriage House Studios, Stamford, CT, December 19 and 20, 1990
| Isn't It Romantic | |
| 'Round Midnight | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | |
| 502 Blues | |
| Midnite Song For Thalia | |
| Peace Waltz | |
| Invitation | |
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | |
| Ray's Refrain | |
| We'll Be Together Again |
1992
Bill Mays - At Maybeck - Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Six (Concord Jazz CCD-4567)
Bill Mays, piano.
"Maybeck Recital Hall", Berkeley, CA, September 27, 1992
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | |
| I Wish I Knew | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | |
| Boardwalk Blues | |
| Lush Life | |
| I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | |
| Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | |
| Thanksgiving Prayer | |
| Why Did I Choose You; Never Let Me Go | |
| Grandpa's Spells |
1994 (age 50)
Bill Mays, Ed Bickert - Concord Duo Series Volume Seven (Concord Jazz CCD-4626)
Bill Mays, piano; Ed Bickert, guitar.
"Maybeck Recital Hall", Berkeley, CA, March 7, 1994
| Sometime Ago | |
| Taking A Chance On Love | |
| Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | |
| On The Trail | |
| Quietly | |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | |
| Crazy She Calls Me | |
| Bick's Bag |
The Bill Mays Trio - An Ellington Affair (Concord Jazz CCD-4651)
Bill Mays, piano; John Goldsby, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Brooklyn, NY, July 22, 1994
| I'm Just A Lucky So And So | |
| Satin Doll | |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | |
| Day Dream | |
| Wig Wise | |
| "Flower" Medley: Little African Flower; Single Petal Of A Rose; Passion Flower | |
| Dancers In Love | |
| Don't You Know I Care | |
| My Azure (To Duke) | |
| Something To Live For |
1996
Bill Mays - Mays In Manhattan (Concord Jazz CCD-4738)
Marvin Stamm, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn; Ed Neumeister, trombone; Jon Gordon, alto sax; Bill Mays, piano; Sean Smith, bass; Tim Horner, drums.
Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, May 28 and 29, 1996
| Manhattan | |
| Summer In Central Park | |
| U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) | |
| New York State Of Mind | |
| All Across The City | |
| Sunday In New York | |
| 317 East 32nd Street | |
| Autumn In New York | |
| '39 World's Fair |
1999
Bill Mays, Matt Wilson, Martin Wind - Out In Pa. (No Blooze Music #01)
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, percussion.
Brooklyn, NY, January and March, 1999
| Beat | |
| Gemma's Eyes | |
| Out In Pa. | |
| Witchcraft | |
| Zingaro | |
| Liberation | |
| The Wind | |
| This Is New | |
| Kaleidoscope |
2000
Bill Mays Trio - Summer Sketches (Palmetto Records PM 2070)
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA, October 26, 2000
| Summer Night | |
| Estate (Summer) | |
| Fireflies | |
| Indian Summer | |
| Summer Sketch | |
| (Gotta Go To) Summer School | |
| Early August | |
| The Things We Did Last Summer | |
| Summer Serenade | |
| Once Upon A Summertime |
2002
Bill Mays Trio - Going Home (Palmetto Records PM 2090)
Bill Mays, piano #1-10, piano, vocal #11; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums.
Maggie's Farm, Buck's County, PA, July 21 and 22, 2002
| 1. | Judy |
| 2. | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To |
| 3. | Shohola Song |
| 4. | Home |
| 5. | On The Road |
| 6. | Shoho Love Song |
| 7. | Nosey Neighbors |
| 8. | In Her Arms |
| 9. | Comin' Home Baby |
| 10. | Going Home |
| 11. | I'm A Homebody |
Bill Mays, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke - Bick's Bag (Triplet Records (Canadian) TR-1013-02)
Bill Mays, piano; Neil Swainson, bass; Terry Clarke, drums.
"The Montreal Bistro And Jazz Club", Toronto, ON, Canada, November 30, 2002
| Bick's Bag | |
| Laura | |
| Bean And The Boys | |
| Paradigm | |
| Blue Daniel | |
| I Do It For Your Love | |
| On The Trail | |
| Hallucinations |
2004 (age 60)
Bill Mays Trio - Live At Jazz Standard (Palmetto Records PM 2112)
Bill Mays, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Matt Wilson, drums, cymbals.
"Jazz Standard", NYC, December 9-11, 2004
| Have You Met Miss Jones | |
| Squeeze Me | |
| How Are Things In Glocca Morra | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Music House | |
| Let's Call This | |
| Euterpe | |
| Willow Weep For Me | |
| When Will The Blues Leave | |
| Smile |
2008
Bill Mays - Solo! (Bill Mays Solo! DVD)
Bill Mays, piano.
a live television audience, January, 2008
| Cool Struttin' | |
| Conception | |
| Looking Back | |
| Dolphin Dance | |
| Interview | |
| Freight Trane | |
| Waltz For Debby | |
| Pensativa | |
| Monk's Mood |
2009
Bill Mays - Mays At The Movies (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31684)
Bill Mays, piano #1-7,9, piano, vocal #8; Peter Washington, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.
March, 2009
| 1. | I've Never Been In Love Before |
| 2. | The Shadow Of Your Smile |
| 3. | Pure Imagination |
| 4. | Love theme From Spartacus |
| 5. | Judy |
| 6. | The Summer Knows |
| 7. | There's A Small Hotel |
| 8. | You Leave Me Breathless |
| 9. | Charade |
Bill Mays Trio - The Best Is Yet To Come (Five Stars Records (J) FSY-510)
Bill Mays, piano, vocal #9; Ryu Kawamura, bass; Joe La Barbera, drums.
Five Stars Records, Yokohama, Japan, October 9, 2009
| 1. | The Best Is Yet To Come |
| 2. | Jitterbug Waltz |
| 3. | These Foolish Things |
| 4. | Here's That Rainy Day |
| 5. | Moanin' |
| 6. | Send In The Clowns |
| 7. | Speak Low |
| 8. | Willow Weep For Me |
| 9. | Get Out Of Town |
Keisuke Ohta And Bill Mays - Blue Rondo A La Turk (Five Stars Records (J) FSY-511)
Keisuke Ohta, violin; Bill Mays, piano.
Wang Guang RecLabs/Wangan Onkyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 17, 2009
| Souvenir De Villingen | |
| La Plus Que Lente | |
| Violin Taksim | |
| Blue Rondo A La Turk | |
| Euterpe | |
| Pent Up House | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | |
| Oriental Shuffle | |
| Tanga | |
| Oblivion | |
| East & West (improvisation) |
Bill Mays Trio - Stuffy Turkey (Five Stars Records (J) FSY-512)
Bill Mays, piano; Mattias Svensson, bass; Joe La Barbera, drums.
Wang Guang RecLabs/Wangan Onkyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2009
| With A Song In My Heart | |
| Luiza | |
| The Lamp Is Low | |
| You Must Believe In Spring | |
| Blues For Five Stars | |
| Poor Butterfly | |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
| Pavane, From Mother Goose Suite | |
| Stuffy Turkey | |
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square |