Masters of Jazz

by Earl Hines

Overview

Earl Hines was one of the most subtle and innovative piano players in the whole history of jazz, and this compilation from Storyville Records catches him in three different phases in the latter stages of his long career. Included are sessions from the Hangover Club in San Francisco from 1954, a Denmark session from 1965 featuring Hines doing a medley of his own compositions, and a studio session done in New York in 1974 that spotlights Hines doing various Harold Arlen pieces. Since it doesn't include any of his earlier work, this isn't exactly the best introduction to Hines, but all of it is pretty impressive, making this set a nice second-line purchase. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2006
Label:	Storyville
UPC:	0717101851225
Rank:	256164

Tracks

1. Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
2. Jump for Joy
3. Hot Soup
4. Piano Man
5. You're the Cream in My Coffee
6. Rosetta
7. Medley: Monday Date/Blues in Thirds/You Can Depend on Me
8. I've Got the World on a String
9. Over the Rainbow
10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
11. Come Rain or Come Shine
12. My Shining Hour
13. As Long as I Live

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Earl Hines   Primary Artist,Piano
Gene Redd   Sax (Tenor),Trumpet
Eddie "Guitar" Burns   Drums
Dicky Wells   Trombone
Morris Lane   Sax (Tenor)
Morten Hansen   Bass
Carl Pruitt   Bass

Technical Credits

Earl Hines   Composer
Hans Nielsen   Engineer
Brian Priestley   Liner Notes
Jan Persson   Photography
Pearce Marchbank   Design
The Mike Hennessey Chastet   Biographical Information
Harold Arlen   Composer