Vintage

by Art Hodes

Overview

All 17 selections on this 1999 CD were previously unreleased. Art Hodes is heard on unaccompanied piano solos from 1930, 1942, 1944, and 1950. Since he made no recordings from 1929-1938 (there were just two selections as a sideman for his debut in 1928), the four numbers from 1930 (all quite brief, including "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "I Ain't Got Nobody") are quite valuable in offering listeners a glimpse at how Hodes sounded early in his career. Other selections include James P. Johnson's "Snowy Morning Blues," "Dear Old Southland," and a couple live boogie-woogies from 1950. The recording quality is streaky throughout the release, but the music is historic and fairly enjoyable. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/1999
Label:	Solo Art
UPC:	0762247802020
Rank:	201435

Tracks

1. Ain't Misbehavin'
2. I Ain't Got Nobody
3. Tin Roof Blues
4. Cherry
5. Snowy Morning Blues
6. She Went and Did Her Dance
7. Sad and Blue
8. Dear Old Southland
9. She Went and Did Her Dance
10. Crazy
11. Improv on "The Mood for Love"
12. Call of the South
13. Does It Matter
14. Improv. On "Have You Ever Felt That Way"
15. Desolate and Bleak
16. Slow Boogie
17. Fast Boogie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Art Hodes   Primary Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Andy Razaf   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
New Orleans Rhythm Kings   Composer
Art Hodes   Composer
Turner Layton   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Harry Brooks   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Dave Peyton   Composer
Don Redman   Composer
Roger Graham   Composer