Search - Earl Hines :: 1937-39

Earl Hines
1937-39
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Mellow Bit of Rhythm - Earl Hines, Public Domain [1]
2. Ridin' a Riff - Earl Hines, Hines, Earl
3. Solid Mama - Earl Hines, Mundy, Jimmy
4. Please Be Kind - Earl Hines, Cahn, Sammy
5. Goodnight, Sweet Dreams, Goodnight - Earl Hines, Powell
6. Tippin' at the Terrace - Earl Hines, Carpenter, Charles
7. Dominick Swing - Earl Hines, Wilson, Quinn
8. Jezebel - Earl Hines, Mercer, Johnny
9. Jack Climbed a Beanstalk - Earl Hines, Benjamin
10. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - Earl Hines, Hanley, James F.
11. G.T. Stomp - Earl Hines, Hines, Earl
12. Ridin' and Jivin' - Earl Hines, Williams, E.
13. Grand Terrace Shuffle - Earl Hines, Hines, Earl
14. Father Steps In - Earl Hines, Dixon
15. Piano Man - Earl Hines, Hines, Earl
16. The Father's Getaway - Earl Hines, Hines, Earl
17. Reminiscing at Blus Hotel - Earl Hines, Hines, Earl
18. Riff Medley - Earl Hines, Johnson, James [01]
19. Me and Columbus - Earl Hines, Hirsch
20. XYZ - Earl Hines, Johnson, B.
21. Gator Swing - Earl Hines, Hirsch, Walter
22. After All I've Been to You - Earl Hines, David, Mack

CD Details

All Artists: Earl Hines
Title: 1937-39
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Melodie Jazz Classic
Release Date: 11/19/1996
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 750582457623

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Though Earl Hines's greatest fame resides in his solo piano and small-group recordings, both from the 1920s and the 1970s, he also led one of the most durable big bands in jazz history, extending from 1928 to 1948 and happily resident for long periods at Chicago's Grand Terrace Ballroom. The material here comes from a particularly good period in the band's history, when it was a hard-swinging outfit with lively arrangements and excellent soloists in trombonist Trummy Young and clarinetist Omer Simeon. Budd Johnson was a key factor in the band, both as saxophone soloist and as arranger. His "XYZ" develops tremendous momentum, while his arrangement of Hines's "Piano Man" is a fine setting for the leader's flamboyant piano. Also included in this comprehensive view of the period are two wonderful piano solos, four-minute takes of "The Father's Getaway" and "Reminiscing at Blue Note" that show Hines at his inventive and kinetic best. --Stuart Broomer

CD Reviews

All about biology he knows not a thing; but of piano--ology,

douglasnegley | Pittsburgh, Pa. United States | 09/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"He really is king...and these recordings are some of the best examples of what rocked the Grand Terrace Ballroom in Chicago during the mid and late 1930s. Much of it released on the RCA Victor Vintage Series under the title of (what else?) "The Grand Terrace Band", these are unquestionably some of his classic GTB-era recordings. What a band, too! It is safe to say that other than Ellington, Basie, and perhaps some lesser knowns like Harlon Leonard, etc. - Hines' band was the most swinging in the country, with members like Walter Fuller on trumpet, and Budd Johnson on sax. If you love swing, or good big bands, this is Earl Hines at his best. 'Fatha' would be happy - here I sit less than a mile from where he grew up, more than 60 years later, listening to and waxing poetic about his great band. "'Fatha Hines, 'Fatha Hines!" This is only one of 'Fatha''s incarnations of talent, however. His solo playing evokes a whole different mood, as does his playing with Louis Armstrong. Look for it all."