Four Jazz Giants

by Earl Hines

Overview

During a two-day period in 1971, pianist Earl Hines recorded three albums of unaccompanied solo piano for Audiophile, tributes to W.C. Handy (Comes in Handy), Hoagy Carmichael (Hines Does Hoagy) and Louis Armstrong (My Tribute to Louis) who had passed away two weeks earlier. 67 at the time, Hines was as adventurous as always and very much in prime form during the inspired sessions. All of the music was reissued in 1997 on this two-CD set by George Buck's Solo Art label. The performances are consistently inventive, with the highlights including a ten-minute version of "Stardust," "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Struttin' with Some Barbecue," "Someday You'll Be Sorry," "St. Louis Blues," "Ole Miss," "Beale Street Blues," and the touching "For the Past Masters." A gem. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/25/1999
Label:	Solo Art
UPC:	0762247811220
Rank:	100404

Tracks

Disc 1

1. St. Louis Blues
2. Beale Street Blues
3. Loveless Love
4. Memphis Blues
5. Think of Me, Little Darling
6. Blues for Madeleine
7. Ole Miss
8. For the Past Masters
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Star Dust
11. Georgia on My Mind
12. Judy
13. Lazy Bones

Disc 2

14. Rockin' Chair
15. The Nearness of You
16. Skylark
17. Ole Buttermilk Sky
18. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
19. Struttin' with Some Barbecue
20. A Kiss to Build a Dream On
21. Pennies from Heaven
22. Confessin'
23. Muskrat Ramble
24. Blueberry Hill
25. Someday You'll Be Sorry
26. When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earl Hines   Primary Artist