Roland Hanna

[Nate Dorward]

A question: what are the best discs to hear Roland Hanna's playing? I see Cadence/North Country stocks 10 albums of his, & I'm interested in checking him out (was recently transcribing an interview with a former student of his, James Finn, who talks about him a fair bit).

[Jim R]

I don't know what Cadence has, but I can recommend:

Everything I Love (IPO) 2002, solo

Milano, Paris, New York / Finding John Lewis (Venus) 2002, trio

The Piano of Roland Hanna - Easy To Love (Atlantic / Koch) 1959, trio

[Stereojack]

"Swing Me No Waltzes" (Storyville) was the one that first turned my head. Eventually became an avid fan. I think Hanna is pitifully underappreciated.

[brownie]

Nate, an earlier thread

Sir Roland Hanna

[Nate Dorward]

Thanks for the comments & the link. I think the only Hanna in my current collection is James Newton's African Flower. Will hunt out a few more recordings...

[sheldonm]

....also the NY Jazz Quartet in Chicago on Bee Hive Records!

[jazztrain]

"Swing Me No Waltzes" (Storyville) was the one that first turned my head. Eventually became an avid fan. I think Hanna is pitifully underappreciated.

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And you turned me on to Hanna via the same album as I recall.

Another favorite is one called "Bird Tracks" on Progressive. He does a particularly charming rendition of "Barbados" that always moves me.

BTW, Storyville has just reissued an obscure Roland Hanna solo session that was originally issued on the Hi-Fly label. The CD apparently has some extra material as well.

[Peter Friedman]

Here are my favorite Roland Hanna CDs

At Maybeck (solo) - Concord

Trbutaries: Reflections On Tommy Flanagan Solo) - IPO

Duke Ellington Piano Solos (solo) - Jazz heritage society

Plays Gershwin (quartet) - LRC

Play For Monk (duo) - Musical heritage society

Glove (trio) - Storyville

Apres Un Reve (trio) - Venus

Milano, Paris, New York, Finding John Lewis (trio) - Venus