英国著名资深女爵士钢琴家Marian McPartland(玛瑞安·麦克帕特兰德)是美国一档经久不衰的爵士广播节目Piano Jazz的主持人，四十年代便出道，被人们誉为“爵士钢琴第一夫人”。出道甚早的Jazz钢琴家Marian McPartland，早期并不走红，之后在Jazz Alliance录制了一系列的广播专访节目，并制作成CD发行，访问的对象包括Teddy Wilson、Bill Evans、Roy ldridge 、Kenny Burrell、Lee Konitz等大师，于节目中与众位大师经常来个二重奏的对话，简约的伴奏加上风趣幽默的旁白，让人印象深刻。除此之外，在Concord Records唱片公司有若乾重量级作品问世，包括Just Friends、Reprise、Maybeck Recital Hall等专辑，都颇获好评。『Concord Records』是美国爵士乐唱片公司的领导品牌，拥有最多的美国爵士艺人，且以发烧录音知名，旗下囊括萝丝玛丽、苏姗娜和汉米顿等数十位艺人，发行超过900张以上的专辑。为了更专业地细分每种音乐类型，让爱好者能更了解爵士乐，『Concord Records』兴建一座可同时容纳8500人的表演场所，供爵士乐表演者有最好的场地演出，让人不得不佩服他对爵士乐发展的野心。2002年『Concord Records』更是创下纪录，共被葛莱美奖提名11项奖项。Marian McPartland, who recorded for Concord for over 20 years, recorded many different types of projects for the label. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Concord came out with a large series of single-disc samplers in 1998, including this look at pianist McPartland's recordings. The dozen selections are taken from 12 different sets and include trio outings; tributes to Mary Lou Williams, Billy Strayhorn, and Benny Carter; a duet date with fellow pianist George Shearing; a guest appearance by Chris Potter; and a version of her Silent Pool in which McPartland is joined by a string orchestra. A fine overview.