Description
Earl Hines was one of the most important and influential pianists in the history of 20th century
Earl Hines was one of the most important and influential pianists in the history of 20th century jazz, his career embracing work spread across many stylistic expressions of the genre, from swing to post-war modern jazz. In the 1950s, he was tempted to the West Coast to play a short season at Doc Dougherty's Club Hangover in San Francisco, finding himself leading a band in the hotbed of the Dixieland revival. He took it in his stride, and enjoyed it so much he stayed for a couple of years, playing a succession of seasons, his skill and breadth of experience bringing an exuberant and uninhibited approach to the music. Radio station KCBS in San Francisco broadcast a regular 'live' Friday night half-hour show from the Club, and this 2-CD set, gleaned from our access to the largely unreleased collection called the Ackerman Tapes, held in the archives of Stanford University, comprises the four broadcasts from Earl Hines' first season at Club Hangover, with a band that includes the great saxophonist Morris Lane, playing a band with a distinct swing/R&B flavour rather than the venue's more usual Dixieland fare.. Apart from a few tracks released by Storyville, these are recordings which have never previously been available, and the complete broadcasts have certainly never been released in this form.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Deep Forest (theme) 23rd Jan 1954
- Sleepwalkin'
- Love is Just Around The Corner
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- Tin Roof Blues
- Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
- Royal Garden Blues
- Deep Forest (theme) 30th Jan 1954 A
- St. Louis Blues
- Basin Street Blues
- Flying Home
- Sweet Lorraine
- Joy Jump
- Medley: One O'Clock Jump/Deep Forest (theme)
- Deep Forest (theme) 6th Feb. 1954
- Hot Soup
- St. James Infirmary Blues
- I Know That You Know
- I'm Afraid To Love You
- Undecided
- Piano Man
- Deep Forest (theme) 13th Feb. 1954
- Take The 'A' Train
- Ballin' The Jack
- You're The Cream In My Coffee
- I Can't Get Started With You
- Bugle Blues
- Rosetta
- Deep Forest (close) 13th Feb. 1954
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Jazz
Language: English
Run Time: 140 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 04/15/14
UPC: 824046310721
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