clifford_thornton Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 John Hicks made his first appearance on the Sonny Simmons LP "Staying on the Watch" (ESP, 1966). We'll just sorta ignore the Art Blakey date from 1964, and anything before that. Huh. Simmons told me it was Hicks' first recording, but I suppose he could be wrong... Quote
kinuta Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 I recommend these- Naima's Love Song - DIW Cry Me A River - Venus Maybeck Hall - Concord Music In The Key Of Clark - High Note Nightwind- An Erroll Garner Songbook - HighNote Something To Live For - HighNote Quote
Phil Meloy Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 "The Missouri Connection" - Jay McShann/John Hicks This is a set of piano duets. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 Here Are some unmentioned John Hicks Trio sessions that I like. Cry Me A River - Venus Gentle Rain - Sound Hills Lover Man - Red Baron I'll Give You Something To Remember Me By - Limetree On The Wings Of An Eagle - Chesky Quote
Hot Ptah Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 I second the recommendation for "Inc. 1" on DIW. I have a lot of Hicks and this is my very favorite of them all. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 do check out those Keystone Trios,particularly the Rollins tribute Newklear Music...beautiful. Yep, that's a fact! Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 I think that rhythm section with Fred Hopkins and Ed Blackwell (e.g. with David Murray) is fantastic. [Although those two are going to make almost anyone sound phenomenal, right?!?] Quote
Guest donald petersen Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 oh yeah he's on the pretty good morning song w. blackwell but i think it's reggie workman on the bass and again i want to talk about you is decent but that's with petersen and drummond. tallking david murray albums here... Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted July 21, 2007 Report Posted July 21, 2007 True enough - thinking of this though! Quote
soulpope Posted January 10, 2016 Report Posted January 10, 2016 some fine playing by Hicks, notably on the driving "You Gotta Have Freedom" .... Quote
sidewinder Posted January 10, 2016 Report Posted January 10, 2016 On 25 March 2003 at 9:06 PM, LarryCurleyMoe said: John Hicks is the pianist on Mobley's "Hi Voltage" session. I've only listened to a couple of times - a while ago (I know- I should be ashamed - will work to fix this when I get TIME). I think there are a couple of tasty solos and some good session work. A very fine early appearance indeed ! Quote
mr jazz Posted January 10, 2016 Report Posted January 10, 2016 I like Fatha's Day-an Earl Hines songbook. I had him sign it for me when I saw him in 2004. He was very nice person. RIP Quote
six string Posted June 1, 2016 Report Posted June 1, 2016 Count me in as a fan of Hicks as well.  He has a trio album on an Evidence cd wih Bobby Hutcherson and Walter Booker that I really like and another not mentioned is on the Theresa label Some Other Time also w/Walter Booker but Idris Muhammad in place of Hutcherson. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted December 27, 2020 Report Posted December 27, 2020 I'm only just discovering how much I love John Hicks. I recently listened to Charles Tolliver's Live at Loosdrecht and Hank Mobley's Hi Voltage back to back and made the connection between the pianist who, for me, made both records. His soloing on the former is unbelievable, but it's his accompanying work that really really stands out - he just seems to open up the playing field for the soloists and let them do whatever they could have wanted. It's funny, because I had never heard of him, despite having listened to him for decade. He has a fascinating discography. He's on so many albums that I have known and loved for years like Journey to the One and Staying on the Watch, but I'd never twigged that they all had the same player. It seems crazy to me that he isn't better known and more talked about. Quote
Pim Posted December 27, 2020 Report Posted December 27, 2020 Yeah Hicks really is like a quiet genius in the background. I’ve had the same thing with Billy Hart and Buster Williams. They are on so many of my favorite records Quote
soulpope Posted December 27, 2020 Report Posted December 27, 2020 44 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: I recently listened to Charles Tolliver's Live at Loosdrecht and Hank Mobley's Hi Voltage back to back .... Both great platters .... Quote
Rabshakeh Posted December 27, 2020 Report Posted December 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Pim said: Yeah Hicks really is like a quiet genius in the background. I’ve had the same thing with Billy Hart and Buster Williams. They are on so many of my favorite records Those are great comparisons. Again. I hadn't clocked it. Quiet geniuses working in the background. Quote
HutchFan Posted January 14, 2021 Report Posted January 14, 2021 I don't think anyone's mentioned this one: Top shelf stuff. Â Quote
soulpope Posted January 14, 2021 Report Posted January 14, 2021 "I`ll Give You Something To Remember By..." on Limetree from 1988 ain`t too shabby either .... Quote
ejp626 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 On 2/21/2005 at 0:53 PM, Alfred said: I have some recordings of Hicks as a sideman. The only CD I have with him as a leader is Inc.1 / DIW - a trio date with Walter Booker and Idris Muhammad.  Managed to snag a reasonable copy off of Amazon (the copies on Discogs were considerably more expensive), but it will be a while before it turns up. Maybe I'll listen to Hi Voltage in the meantime... Quote
sidewinder Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 8 hours ago, ejp626 said: Managed to snag a reasonable copy off of Amazon (the copies on Discogs were considerably more expensive), but it will be a while before it turns up. Maybe I'll listen to Hi Voltage in the meantime... Found a near mint vinyl of the ‘Inc 1’ on DIW a year or so back, well worth getting. Will try to give it a spin today. Quote
Dub Modal Posted March 9, 2021 Report Posted March 9, 2021 Been a long time since this thread was started (gotta love how much product B&N used to actually carry!), but Pure Pleasure reissued his Strata East records Hells Bells and the solo Steadfast. I really dig Hells Bells but those PP LPs carry a premium price tag so I haven't picked it up yet. Wondering if there's really much of a difference between that LP and the Charly CD since that LP is likely not AAA. Or hells bells, maybe I'll just keep streaming it. Quote
HutchFan Posted March 9, 2021 Report Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) Dub - Hells Bells is such a great record that I plopped for the Pure Pleasure reissue. It's not a super-great sounding LP (strictly from an audio quality point of view), IMO -- but it ain't bad either. Somewhere in between. So I would not recommend buying it if you're in the game for an "audiophile experience"; HOWEVER, I would definitely recommend buying it for the music. Even at the expensive PP price. (OTOH, if you already have the Charly CD, it's probably not necessary.) Steadfast isn't quite on the same level, IMO. It's good stuff, but not as good as Hells Bells. My 2 cents.  Edited March 9, 2021 by HutchFan Quote
Dub Modal Posted March 9, 2021 Report Posted March 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Dub - Hells Bells is such a great record that I plopped for the Pure Pleasure reissue. It's not a super-great sounding LP (strictly from an audio quality point of view), IMO -- but it ain't bad either. Somewhere in between. So I would not recommend buying it if you're in the game for an "audiophile experience"; HOWEVER, I would definitely recommend buying it for the music. Even at the expensive PP price. (OTOH, if you already have the Charly CD, it's probably not necessary.) Steadfast isn't quite on the same level, IMO. It's good stuff, but not as good as Hells Bells. My 2 cents.  Yeah, it's really difficult for me to budget for LPs at $35+ if it's basically the same as a cheaper CD alternative. I love what PP is doing and have a few of those Strata East records but was able to pick them up cheaper than retail. I'm not into LPs for strictly audiophile reasons (as I don't consider myself one), and I would pick this up for around $25 no problem. So here I am, a cheapskate waiting for a sale. I listened to Steadfast and felt the same as you did. If I were to get one of these, it would be Hells Bells. Quote
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