Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven

The album was recorded in August 1990 at the Maybeck Recital Hall in Berkeley, California.[3] Hicks reported that, for the performance, "I wanted to do some more standard compositions. Playing solo gives me a chance to extend my repertoire and play some songs I don't normally play in a group setting", and "I arrived with a list of songs I wanted to do. But once I started, I picked songs based on the feeling I got from the audience."[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

It was released by Concord Records.[3] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that, "Though not a consistently inspired concert, there are several stretches of truly breathtaking piano playing here, beautifully recorded as usual."[4] The Chicago Tribune commented that "There is a density to John Hicks' solo piano that is rarely apparent in his performances behind others. At times it seems as muscular and lush as McCoy Tyner."[5]

1. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis) – 5:45
2. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 4:58
3. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 5:36
4. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) – 4:58
5. "Blues for Maybeck Recital Hall" (John Hicks) – 4:34
6. "Heroes" (Billy Childs) – 5:37
7. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:37
8. "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (Charles Mingus) – 7:58
9. "Oblivion" (Bud Powell) – 3:35
10. "Contemplation" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:30
11. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 3:41

• John Hicks – piano