The lasting legacy of Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines was the evolution of jazz piano from ragtime and stride to the modern single note idiom. His bravura and consistently innovative playing kept him at the top for six decades, only suffering a short period of obscurity in the early ‘60s from which he re-emerged in 1964.
This compilation covers the period 1954-74, focusing on his later piano work as it continued to develop, even during the changing fortune of his reputation, in the shape of two live concerts from San Francisco and Aalborg and a New York studio performance.
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Track Listing :
Boogie Woogie On St Louis Blues; Jump For Joy; Hot Soup; Piano Man; You’re The Cream In My Coffee; Rosetta; Medley – Monday Date, Blues In Thirds, You Can Depend On Me; I’ve Got The World On A String; Over The Rainbow; Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea; Come Rain Or Come Shine; My Shining Hour; As Long As I Live.
Personnel :
Earl Hines (piano); Gene Redd (trumpet, tenor sax); Morris Lane (tenor sax); Dicky Wells (trombone); Carl Pruitt, Morten Hansen (bass); Eddie Burns, Jørgen Kureer (drums).
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