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Century of Jazz Piano takes you from ragtime to Gershwin to the Duke onto Monk & finally unstructured free improvisation styles & etudes 5 CDs/1 DVD.
Dick Hyman's Century of Jazz Piano takes you from ragtime to Gershwin to the Duke onto Monk and finally unstructured free improvisation styles and etudes 5 CDs/1 DVD.
This intimidating, six-disc set (five CDs and a DVD) succeeds on two key levels. Rarely do we find a release that is equally effective in terms of its value as both an educational tool and a source of entertainment. Dick Hyman remains one of the most important figures in jazz today and with this set you soon find out why.
What makes Hyman so special isn't just his famous work on the soundtracks of various Woody Allen films or memorable concept albums like Themes and Variations on 'A Child Is Born.' With Hyman, we see a truly unique specimen of jazz. He has a brain that functions as a sort of comprehensive jazz encyclopedia. Along with that, he is a pianist with the skills to demonstrate perfectly almost every known technique and style to emerge during the course of the genre's 100 year-plus history...
...To say that this set is absolutely essential for students of piano jazz would be an understatement. Not only do you learn about the techniques behind the magic of jazz' greatest virtuosos, you get to hear the results of said complex, technical mastery. All of this is thanks to Dick Hyman, one of jazz' greatest living treasures.
GRAHAM L. FLANAGAN
AllAboutJazz.com
Track Listing
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Additional Details
Label: Arbors Records
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 11/10/09
UPC: 780941134827
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