EARL FATHA HINES - THE EARL
Chicago High Life
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Stowaway
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Panther Rag
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Just Too Soon
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Caution Blues
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A Monday Date
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I Ain't Got Nobody
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57 Varieties
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Glad Rag Doll
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Love Me Tonight
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Down Among the Sheltering Palms
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Rhythm Sunday
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Pianology
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Rosetta
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Piano Man
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Body and Soul
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Tantalizing A Cuban
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Blues in Thirds
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G. T. Stomp
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On the Sunny Side of the Street
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Blue Keys
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My Melancholy Baby
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The Earl
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Earl Fatha Hines "The Earl" Album Review
A nice tribute
Hicks has been set to work for HighNote with a series of tributes to Pittsburgh-associated pianists (Billy Strayhorn, Mary Lou Williams, Sonny Clark, Erroll Garner). The Hines entry is the latest, & it's a worthy tribute, if something short of an essential listen. Hicks avoids pinning the programme too closely to Hines--there are quite a few Hicks originals (albeit dedicated to Hines), a few Hines-associated standards & a handful of Hines originals, notably "Rosetta", which gets a very nice treatment in the opening. Hicks' dark, chord-heavy sound also is quite different from Hines's bright clarion-call right hand & dizzying contrapuntalism. There are some nice solo pieces here ("Synopsis" is the longest & best), & while a few of the trio pieces drag slightly ("Sweet & Lovely" & "My Monday Date" in particular) mostly they're very enjoyable. But Hicks' constitutional soberness sits oddly with the spirit of his dedicatee, & in the end it's hard not to feel that the album suffers from a slight lack of variety in colour. That said, if you're a fan of Hicks or Hines it's certainly a worthwhile listen. I like the way that Hicks avoids sounding too secure, stretching slightly beyond what his hands will do: stride piano always sounds best with a few slips of the fingers (a grace that Jaki Byard used to indulge rather too much, admittedly). Oddly enough, two of the best tracks are not Hines-related at all, but leftovers from the Garner project (though freshly rerecorded here): I especially liked the blues "Twelve Bars for Linton" (Linton Garner, Erroll's pianist brother, who just died this year).
JOHN COLTRANE - MY FAVORITE THINGS
My Favorite Things
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Everytime We Say Good Bye
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Summertime
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But not for Me
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Part 1-Single version
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Part 2-Single version
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John Coltrane "My Favorite Things" Album Review
MP3 version is not the 1961 studio version
Worth pointing out that (at least as of this writing) that the MP3 version pointed to from the album listing is NOT the great 1961 Atlantic recording. The MP3s are from (I think) a live television broadcast which also included Eric Dolphy on flute. The sound quality is less than stellar as a result. That said, these are great performances and well worth hearing. Just look at the track list and make sure you are getting what you expect.
Video John Coltrane -' My Favourite Things'
Probably Coltrane's signature piece (Giant Steps notwithstanding). Basically, it shows all the elements that made him a genius. Not to mention one of *the* killer bands of all time.
THELONIOUS MONK - WITH JOHN COLTRANE
Ruby My Dear
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Trinkle Tinkle
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Off Minor
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Nutty
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Epistrophy
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Functional
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Thelonious Monk "With John Coltrane" Album Review
Astounding. Period
This recording is Astounding. I have listened over and over (now on my 5th or 6th listen), and my awe grows each time. This is an instant classic, and belongs in every serious music collection.
This rates in the top 5 greatest jazz recordings of all time, right up there at the top with "Kind of Blue." It is genius.
I'm still shaking my head that it went undiscovered and unheard for almost 50 years. What a sonic treasure! Astounding.
Video ass kickers of jazz
first of a weekly segment this week: jazz favorite thelonious monk albums: genius of modern music vol. one genius of modern music vol. two thelonious monk with john coltrane monk's dream monk and coltrane at carnegie hall favorite john coltrane albums: blue train giant steps live at birdland live at the half note first meditations favorite charles mingus albums: mingus ah um mingus plays piano charles mingus presents charles mingus favorite mmw albums: notes from the underground combustication friday afternoon in the universe tonic* end of the world party favorite john zorn albums: the circle maker naked city john zorn plays ennio morricone taboo and exile cobra favorite max roach albums: drums unlimited *acoustic live album next week's segment: ass kickers of folk
JACKY TERRASSON - SMILE
Parisian Throughfare
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Mo Beter Blues
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Smile
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Sous Le Ciel de Paris
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Isn't She Lovely
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The Dolphin
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Nardis
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Autumn Leaves
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My Funny Valentine
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59
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Le Jardin Dhiver
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Leducation Sentimental
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Lair de Rien
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Jacky Terrasson "Smile" Album Review
Very Good Listening
Great tracks on this recording are "Smile," "The Dolphin," "Autumn Leaves," and "My Funny Valentine." At a recent Houston concert, Jacky's bass player and drummer arrived late, so we heard Jacky play solo for two sets. He was fabulous! The final set was comprised of selections from "Smile." You had to wish that the CD's title track, as nice as it is, had the same vibrancy and energy of the trio playing live. In concert, Jacky chases high lines that make the CD sound tame by comparison. But that's the studio vs. live. That's jazz.
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