DMP Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Any suggestions as to where to start? I have little under his own name, and not sure where to begin. Like Ellington, he recorded over several decades, so it's a little overwhelming... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 His late 30s/early to mid-40s big band recordings are a MUST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 '60s and '70s solo recordings can be astounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) I'm with Chuck. Those Black Lions are amazing. Then I would go back to the solo recordings from the 1920s and 1930s; also if you can find the first things he did with Lois Deppe (I think these were before the Hot combos); the big band is good, but I don't find it essential, except for Bud Johnson. Edited December 9, 2012 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzbo Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Start here and when your jaw lifts off the floor check out some other recommendations from this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Start here and when your jaw lifts off the floor check out some other recommendations from this thread. 'tis here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Grand Reunion, which is live at the Village Vanguard, plus with Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Jimmy Noone - Apex Blues (Decca/GRP) The Father Jumps (RCA/Bluebird) Harlem Lament (CBS/Portrait) Plays Duke Ellington (New World) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I had the great pleasure to get to know Fatha Hines, just before his passing. So I'm, perhaps, biased I- biased toward every era. While his playing didn't change tremendously over the better part of six decades, the changes in setting (orchestra, small group, solo) highlighted different appealing qualities. The 1940s bands were fantastic, but at least as much for the sidemen as for the leader. Let's not forget or overlook his work with Louis Armstrong. Widely available at "bargain" prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 The Father Jumps (RCA/Bluebird) That's the one I was referring to above. Of course, as the other posts here indicate, it all depends on how you prefer your jazz from such a long career. Period recordings from the climax of the career, combos, big bands, solos, mainstream from later periods, whatever ... And if you want to go the whole hog (for his earlier works) in one go, it might be sensible to shell out for this and have the ground covered once and for all: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) I'm with Chuck. Those Black Lions are amazing. Then I would go back to the solo recordings from the 1920s and 1930s; also if you can find the first things he did with Lois Deppe (I think these were before the Hot combos); the big band is good, but I don't find it essential, except for Bud Johnson. The later, small group work with Budd Johnson is also good. (Linger Awhile, Dirty Old Men...) Edited December 9, 2012 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Don't think I've ever heard anything from Hines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 well, neither have I, but he's been dead a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 well, neither have I, but he's been dead a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines - Weather Bird - New York, 07.12. 1928 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines - Weather Bird - New York, 07.12. 1928 Pure gernius!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Volare is a great song that I never gave any attention to. It came in second in the Euro song contest 195?. The recording of it by L. Hampton, E. Hines, G. Tate and L. Vinegar (I think) shows what can be done with it. Each section can have a different mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 It is not an album I would recommend—in fact, it may be his worst—but the late Martin Williams gave me an enthusiastic call shortly after Riverside released the Hines sessions I produced in Chicago (1961). I'm sure he felt as badly about the rest of the tracks as I did , but he was fascinated by Earl's performance on A Monday Date, and the fact that Earl was still able to come up with a fresh approach. I don't have the album, so I haven't heard it in decades, but Earl only agreed to the session if it featured his band, and he insisted on doing some vocals. Adding to the disaster was the fact that Bill Grauer needed to keep expenses down, so he gave me a couple of "engineers" whose expertise clearly lay elsewhere. I suggested not releasing the sessions, but Bill turned my request down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 FWIW, here's the album Chris was referring to: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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