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Doug Raney Quintet - Cuttin' Loose (SteepleChase)

Last night: Steve Kuhn - Oceans in the Sky (Owl) | At This Time ... (Sunnyside) This morning: Jimmy Raney & Doug Raney - Stolen Moments (SteepleChase)

Duke Ellington - The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion And Okeh Small Group Sessions (Mosaic) Disc 5 "Wanderlust" . . . "Delta Mood" . . . "Mobile Blues" . . . "Blue Light"

I've been binging on Earl Hines lately, so I thought I'd revive this old thread. Lately, I've been doing a bit of digging, trying to identify all of Hines' solo piano recordings after his '64 comeback. Here's what I've found, so far: Spontaneous Explorations (Contact, 1964); reissued as part of The Mighty Fatha (Flying Dutchman) Blues in Thirds (Black Lion, 1965) '65 Piano Solo (Black & Blue, 1965) Dinah (RCA, 1966) Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues (Prestige, 1969) At Home (Delmark, 1969) The Quintessential Recording Session (Chiaroscuro, 1970) My Tribute to Louis (Audiophile, 1971); reissued as Four Jazz Giants by Solo Art Hines Does Hoagy (Audiophile, 1971); reissued as Four Jazz Giants by Solo Art Hines Comes in Handy (Audiophile, 1971); reissued as Four Jazz Giants by Solo Art Plays Duke Ellington, Vols. 1-4 (Master Jazz, 1971-75); reissued by New World Tour de Force (Black Lion, 1972) Tour de Force Encore (Black Lion, 1972) Hines Plays Hines (Swaggie, 1972) Waltzing Matilda (Swaggie, 1972) Plays George Gershwin (Carosello, 1973); (re)issued in the U.S. by Classic Jazz Quintessential Continued (Chiaroscuro, 1973) Quintessential ‘74 (Chiaroscuro, 1973) Live at The New School (Chiaroscuro, 1973) Live at The New School, Volume Two (Chiaroscuro, 1974) Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Ellis Larkins, Marian McPartland – Concert in Argentina (Halcyon, 1974); reissued on Jazz Alliance [CD is abridged] Live in Orange (Black and Blue, 1974) West Side Story (Black Lion, 1974) One for My Baby (Black Lion, 1974) Masters of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Storyville, 1974) Piano Portraits of Australia (Swaggie, 1974) Plays Cole Porter (Swaggie, 1974); reissued on New World Live at Saralee’s (Fairmount, 1974) Solo Walk in Tokyo (Denon/Biograph, 1977) In New Orleans (Chiaroscuro, 1977) The Father of Modern Jazz Piano [3 of 5 LPs in set are solo piano] (M.F. Distribution, 1977); LPs issued on Black Lion in Europe Am I missing anything? Regarding the music: I've heard many of these, but nowhere near all of them. Among those that I've heard, there isn't one that I wouldn't recommend. They are uniformly excellent -- and, of course, some are even better than excellent. Regarding the earlier discussions about Earl Hines Plays Ellington: I think I can hear what Chuck's talking about when it comes to these pieces. Hines seems to bring a slightly different attitude to Ellington's compositions. While Hines doesn't exactly "hold back" with Ellington, he does seem less exuberant, more sober. Not that it doesn't work. It does. These recordings are grand and wonderful -- even if, on some level, they aren't necessarily representative of Hines at his most unbuttoned. EDIT: Thought I'd add one of my favorite photos of "Fatha."

Earl Hines in New Orleans (Chiaroscuro) I continue to be KNOCKED OUT by Hines' late-career solo piano recordings. So much invention married with so much feeling! The more I listen, the more I admire them. Thank goodness Hines recorded prolifically after his comeback -- because these recordings constitute a treasure trove!

I'm a bit surprised that Mraz doesn't normally appeal to you. He's easily one of my very favorite bassists. Then again, isn't it interesting how we all hear things differently??? Even those of us with enormous "overlaps" in musical tastes.

Alan Broadbent - Heart to Heart: Solo Piano (Chilly Bin)

Philip Catherine, Charlie Mariano, Jasper van 't Hof - Sleep My Love (CMP) Orrin Evans - Flip the Script (Posi-Tone)

Alan Broadbent Trio - Better Days (Discovery)

David Friesen Trio - The Name of a Woman (Intuition)

Prime Pepper! Great band too!

One of Bobby's very best, IMHO. For me, it's desert-island music. NP: David Weiss & Point of Departure - Wake Up Call (Ropeadope)

Last night: Irene Kral - The Gentle Rain and Where Is Love? (Choice) Exquisite singing. This morning: Denny Zeitlin - Slickrock (MaxJazz) with Buster Williams & Matt Wilson

Various Artists - I Remember Bebop (Columbia)

Dick Wellstood - Live at Hanratty's (Chaz Jazz) LP 1 of 2 Kenny Burrell - Listen to the Dawn (Muse)

Earl Hines - Plays Duke Ellington (New World) Disc 2 Earl Hines - At Home (Delmark)

John McNeil Quintet - Faun (SteepleChase)

Thanks for the reminder, Ken!

I don't think so. I'm listening to this again: Stephane Grappelli Meets Earl Hines (Black Lion)

alankin - The music on Live at the New School Volume Two was recorded in 1974, one year after the first Live at the New School LP, which was recorded in 1973. They're entirely different concerts. Until recently, I'd also assumed that the music on Vol. 2 was from the same concert as Vol. 1. But that isn't the case. See the different tracklists below: Live at the New School ("Volume 1," CD version) 1 As Long As I Live 2 The Talk of the Town 3 Spoken Announcement 4 Fats Waller Medley 5 I've Got The World on a String 6 International Medley: Canadian Sunset / Lullaby Of Birdland / A Night In Trinadad 7 Satin Doll 8 West Side Story Medley: I Feel Pretty / Maria / America / There's A Place For Us / Tonight 9 Medley: When The Saints Go Marchin' In / Along The Santa Fe Trail / Perdido 10 Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues Live at the New School, Volume Two (LP) A1 Japanese Sandman A2 Blue Skies A3 Slaughter on 10th Avenue B1 Medley: Sweet Lorraine / The Girl From Ipanema / Bluesette / A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody / Tea For Two B2 Earl Hines Medley: My Monday Date / You Can Depend On Me / Caution Blues / Rosetta

John McNeil Quintet - Embarkation (SteepleChase) Terrific band. Terrific music.

Earl Hines - Live at the New School, Volume Two (Chiaroscuro) To my knowledge, this LP hasn't ever been reissued in any digital format. I wonder why. It's not because the music is sub-standard! David Friedman - Winter Love, April Joy (East Wind / Inner City)

Enrico Pieranunzi & Paul Motian with Chris Potter - Doorways (CamJazz) Most of the cuts are piano / drum duos. Potter only sits in on a few tracks. Five stars.