Earl's Pearls

by Earl Hines & His Orchestra, Earl Hines, Earl Hines Quartet

Overview

Earl "Fatha" Hines is in typically great form on this 1960 release with guitarist Calvin Newborn (brother of pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr.), bassist Carl Pruitt, and drummer William English. The music is very familiar to most of the pianist's fans, although the inclusion of a guitarist on "Saint Louis Blues Boogie Woogie" (better known under the more familiar title "Boogie Woogie on the St. Louis Blues") and its relative brevity (instead of the typically three-plus minute right-hand tremolo that Hines often favored in later years) make it sound rather fresh compared to the pianist's many other recordings of it. Hines' treatment of "Tea for Two" begins as a lively waltz until it breaks loose into daredevil swing. His friendly vocal is a highlight of "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me." He also includes a rousing take of one of his best-known compositions, "Rosetta," as well as singing his easygoing "You Can Depend on Me." This long unavailable LP will be fairly difficult to find. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2011
Label:	American Jazz Classics
UPC:	8436028698523
Rank:	160767

Tracks

1. Saint Louis Blues Boogie Woogie
2. Tea for Two
3. Stealin' Apples
4. Willow Weep for Me
5. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
6. Rosetta
7. Like When the Saints
8. Satin Doll
9. Manhattan
10. You Can Depend on Me
11. Love Me or Leave Me
12. The Song Is Ended
13. My Monday Date
14. Velvet Moon
15. Perdido
16. Squeeze Me
17. Rosetta

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earl Hines Quartet   Primary Artist
Earl Hines   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Earl Hines & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Billy Gene English   Drums
Calvin Newborn   Guitar
Carl Pruitt   Bass

Technical Credits

Clarence Gaskill   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Louis Dunlap   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Earl Hines   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Irving Caesar   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Henri Woode   Composer
Ann Ronell   Composer
Charles Carpenter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer