Ruby Braff & Dick Hyman - America, The Beautiful

Styles: Swing
Year: 2002
Time: 68:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 157,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:31) 1. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
(3:18) 2. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
(3:44) 3. When I Fall in Love
(5:36) 4. As Long as I Live
(3:52) 5. America The Beautiful
(4:43) 6. Louisiana
(4:18) 7. High Society
(2:44) 8. I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time
(5:10) 9. I Ain't Got Nobody
(2:41) 10. This Is All I Ask
(3:13) 11. The Yankee Doodle Boy
(3:41) 12. If Dreams Come True
(3:18) 13. I'm Confessin' That I Love You
(2:47) 14. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
(5:01) 15. Dinah
(4:52) 16. Duke Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore/I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
(4:51) 17. Muskrat Ramble

"Ruby is one of those few people who could solo with a pipe organ, who could improvise with such an unusual instrumental background. It requires a very special ability flexibility, ingenuity, and invention. Ruby, of course, is his own man. Like his idol, Louis Armstrong, he commands the center of attention, even if the background is something as odd as a theatre organ. The tonal colors of a pipe organ are its great glory.

Above all, I'm stimulated by being able to orchestrate on the spot. And once you launch into a bright swinging tempo with the instrument sounding perhaps a beat behind the fingers, the sensation is like leading a herd of galloping elephants. You don't dare look back." By Dick Hyman, Organist who also performs on this release By Editorial Review https://www.amazon.com/America-Beautiful-Braff/dp/B00008GQCL

Personnel: Ruby Braff - cornet, Dick Hyman - Wurlitzer Theatre Organ

America, The Beautiful

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Dick Hyman - Autumn In New York

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:14
Size: 75,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:48)  1. Cabin In The Sky
(2:32)  2. What Is There To Say
(2:09)  3. Now
(2:33)  4. April In Paris
(3:32)  5. London In July
(1:47)  6. Autumn In New York
(1:53)  7. Suddenly
(1:22)  8. I Am Only Human After All
(2:27)  9. Rio Cristal
(2:09) 10. Taking A Chance On Love
(2:07) 11. When You Live On An Island
(2:35) 12. I Can't Get Started
(2:14) 13. The Love I Long For
(2:00) 14. I'm Gonna Ring The Bell Tonight

Dick Hyman, famous pianist, organist, arranger, and general jazz notable, is here presented in one of his earliest recordings. Hyman went on to play with Benny Goodman, Ruby Braff, Ralph Sutton, Marian McPartland, Doc Severinsen, Roy Eldridge, and many others. This album provides a very personal, warm look at Hyman's playing, showcasing the artist and the wonderful music of Vernon Duke. Listen to the creative and intelligent approach he takes to these songs, and enjoy a wonderful album from jazz giant's early days. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/dickhyman2

Autumn In New York

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Dick Hyman - Electrodynamics

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:22
Size: 74,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:48) 1. Stompin' at the Savoy
(2:54) 2. The Sweetest Sounds (from 'No Strings')
(3:07) 3. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
(2:53) 4. Fly Me to the Moon
(3:02) 5. Paradise
(2:57) 6. Side by Side
(2:31) 7. Mack the Knife (from 'Three Penny Opera')
(2:43) 8. Satin Doll
(2:30) 9. Shadowland
(2:28) 10. Big Ben Bossa
(2:08) 11. This Is All I Ask
(2:16) 12. Till We Meet Again

In spite of the laudatory liner notes praising the capabilities of the then-new Lowrey organ, and the presence of such solid jazz musicians as keyboardist and leader Dick Hyman, bassist Bob Haggart, and drummer Osie Johnson, this session is a bit of a disappointment. Hyman, primarily known for his recordings on piano, is actually a fine organist, though he needs to be heard on a pipe or theater organ to truly appreciate his abilities on the larger keyboard. The program is dominated by standards, along with a fine original by Hyman, but the bland arrangements, no doubt requested by producer Enoch Light to market a less-demanding audience, make it seem more like a cheesy lounge record. While this Command LP is a step above similar recordings made during this period, there are dozens of more interesting dates available by Dick Hyman, though it probably won't be extremely difficult for devoted fans to find this long out of print record.~Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/electrodynamics-mw0000865340?msclkid=18b6c7a7a7c611ecb0bfd223ed4ed33f

Personnel: Organ [Lowrey] – Dick Hyman; Bass – Bob Haggart; Drums – Osie Johnson; Guitar – Al Casamenti, Tony Mottola; Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Bongos, Congas, Bass Drum, Bells, Cowbell [Brazilian & Tuned] – Bob Rosengarden, Phil Kraus

Electrodynamics

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Meral Guneyman, Dick Hyman - Danzas Tropicales

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:48
Size: 142,8 MB
Art: Front

( 3:37)  1. Garota De Ipanema (Girl from Ipanema)
( 5:07)  2. Asfalto
( 5:46)  3. Milonga Del Adios
( 3:23)  4. Manhã De Carnaval
( 9:53)  5. Adios Nonino
( 5:15)  6. Prelude in E Minor-Insensatez
( 3:06)  7. Só Danço Samba
( 3:44)  8. Valse Des Portes Des Caixas
( 1:57)  9. La Rayuela
(10:13) 10. Danzas Tropicales
( 6:24) 11. Milonga Del Angel
( 3:16) 12. Cavaquino-Braziliera

The award-winning and classical trained pianist Meral Guneyman, along with the iconic jazz arranger, composer and pianist Dick Hyman, present Danzas Tropicales, a fluid collection of piano compositions dedicated to Latin dance rhythms. Guneyman and Hyman create a sound which captures a signature blend of Latin fervor and sophisticated elegance. Danzas Tropicales features an array of lively rhythms, ranging from the original title piece, composed by Hyman himself, to an exciting spectrum of Latin-American classics spanning the past century, including interpretations of “Garota De Ipanema (Girl From Ipanema)" and “Manhã De Carnaval." “We dived into the world of Tango Nuevo, Bossa Nova and Samba, and found great enjoyment in performing these popular but challenging dance rhythms. Of course, to begin with, we were dealing with beautiful compositions by Astor Piazzolla, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, Ernesto Nazareth, and in particular, Pablo Ziegler, who became our friend and adviser in the preparation of this album. In addition, there was Dick Hyman's remarkable concert piece, 'Danzas Tropicales,' which gave us our album title. Dick is also responsible for the deft arrangements of many of the titles," states Meral Guneyman. This album follows their critically-acclaimed Ryko debut, Playful Virtuosity. JAZZWISE MAGAZINE claimed that “Meral Guneyman possesses an exquisite touch, immense power and a formidable technique, “ while JAZZ TIMES said, “It is hard to imagine another piano couple offering the vast shimmering coordinated pointillismwaterfalls of romanticism." ~ Michael Ricci https://news.allaboutjazz.com/meral-guneyman-and-dick-hyman-release-danzas-tropicales.php

Personnel: Piano – Dick Hyman (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6b, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), Meral Güneyman (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6a, 6b, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

Danzas Tropicales

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Banu Gibson - Let's Face The Music And Dance

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:02
Size: 133,9 MB
Art: Front

(0:09)  1. Swing out Fanfare
(2:26)  2. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
(4:15)  3. Music Makes Me
(3:24)  4. Let's Begin
(4:11)  5. I'll Be Hard To Handle
(3:54)  6. A Needle in a Haystack
(3:01)  7. No Strings
(3:46)  8. Isn't This a Lovely Day?
(3:36)  9. Let Yourself Go
(3:08) 10. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
(3:29) 11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(2:54) 12. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
(3:45) 13. Bojangles of Harlem
(3:43) 14. Pick Yourself Up
(2:54) 15. Let's Face The Music And Dance
(4:39) 16. Change Partners
(4:25) 17. A Fine Romance
(0:13) 18. Swing Out Swinging Fanfare

Banu Gibson, with the New Orleans Hot Jazz, is a dynamic performer with a big voice, and stage presence to spare she's the consummate entertainer specializing in early classic jazz, and her band is absolutely superb. An evening with Banu and her band features songs by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, and George Gershwin. Leonard Maltin, film correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, said "Banu Gibson and her band blend musicianship and showmanship in an irresistible brand of entertainment. I'm crazy about them." http://centerstageartists.com/artists/BanuGibson/index.html

Personnel: Harry Shearer (vocals); Hank Mackie, Howard Alden (guitar); Matt Rhody, Ann Taylor (violin); Karen Ray (cello); Tom Fischer, Brian Ogilvie (clarinet, saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet, cornet); Charlie Fardella, Connie Jones, Duke Heitger, Randy Reinhart (trumpet); Bob Havens, Dan Barrett , David Sager, Mark Mullins (trombone); David Boeddinghaus, Dick Hyman, John Sheridan (piano); Chris Tyle, Jeff Hamilton , James Alsanders (drums).

Let's Face The Music And Dance

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Dick Hyman - Mad About The Boy

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:15
Size: 88,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:14) 1. Dance, Little Lady
(3:14) 2. A Room With A View
(3:24) 3. I'll Follow My Secret Heart
(2:29) 4. Any Little Fish
(2:04) 5. Play, Orchestra, Play
(2:23) 6. Nevermore
(1:45) 7. Mad About the Boy
(2:24) 8. Poor Little Rich Girl
(2:14) 9. Zigeuner
(1:12) 10. Polka
(3:11) 11. World Weary
(3:05) 12. We Were Dancing
(3:47) 13. You Were There
(2:15) 14. Ladies of the Town
(2:27) 15. Twentieth Century Blues

Throughout a busy musical career that got underway in the early '50s, Dick Hyman has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. His versatility in all of these areas has resulted in film scores, orchestral compositions, concert appearances and well over 100 albums recorded under his own name. While developing a masterful facility for improvisation in his own piano style, Mr. Hyman has also investigated ragtime and the earliest periods of jazz and has researched and recorded the piano music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Zez Confrey, Eubie Blake and Fats Waller, which he often features in his frequent recitals. Other solo recordings include the music of Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Duke Ellington. Some of his recordings with combos are From The Age Of Swing, Swing Is Here, Cheek To Cheek, and If Bix Played Gershwin, plus numerous duet albums with Ruby Braff, Ralph Sutton and others. In a different vein, Mr. Hyman was one of the first to record on the Moog synthesizer, and his ?Minotaur? landed on the Billboard charts.

Mr. Hyman's concert compositions for orchestra include his Piano Concerto, Ragtime Fantasy, The Longest Blues in the World, and From Chama to Cumbres by Steam, a work for orchestra, jazz combo, and prerecorded railroad sounds. A cantata based on the autobiography of Mark Twain was premiered with the choral group, Gloria Musicae, in Sarasota. In a growing catalogue of chamber music compositions, his most recent pieces are Dances and Diversions for the Kinor String Quartet, and Parable for a Parrot, a trio for the Palisades Virtuosi. Earlier compositions include a violin/piano sonata, a quintet for piano and strings, and a sextet for clarinet, piano and strings. Mr. Hyman has been heard in duo-piano performances with Derek Smith, in Three-Piano Crossover with Marian McPartland and the late Ruth Laredo, and in pops concerts under the direction of Doc Severinsen. In 2004, after serving as artistic director for the acclaimed Jazz in July series at New York's 92nd Street Y for twenty years, he stepped down, as he has from a similar role in the annual Oregon Festival of American Music. He continues his Jazz Piano at the Y series in New York.

In addition to his activities in the jazz and concert worlds, Mr. Hyman has had a prolific career in New York as a studio musician and won seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He acted as music director for such television programs as Benny Goodman's final appearance (on PBS) and for In Performance at the White House. He received an Emmy for his original score for Sunshine's on the Way, a daytime drama, and another for musical direction of a PBS Special on Eubie Blake. He is a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies and the New Jersey Jazz Society.

In years past, Dick Hyman was music director for Arthur Godfrey and orchestrator of the hit musical Sugar Babies. He has served as composer/arranger/conductor/pianist for the Woody Allen films Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says ?I Love You?, Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Melinda and Melinda. Other scores have included Moonstruck, Scott Joplin?King of Ragtime, The Lemon Sisters, and Alan and Naomi. His music has also been heard in The Mask, Billy Bathgate, Two Weeks Notice, and other films. He has been music director of the production The Movie Music of Woody Allen, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl.

In the dance field, Mr. Hyman composed and performed the score for the Cleveland/San Jose Ballet Company's Piano Man, and Twyla Tharp?s The Bum?s Rush for the American Ballet Theater. He was also the pianist/conductor/arranger in Ms.Tharp's Eight Jelly Rolls, Baker?s Dozen, and The Bix Pieces and similarly arranged and performed for Miles Davis: Porgy and Bess, a choreographed production of The Dance Theater of Dallas. A recent premier, a dance based on Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, was presented by the John G. Shedd Institute of Eugene, Oregon, and danced by the Eugene Ballet Company.

Dick Hyman?s 100 Years Of Jazz Piano, an encyclopedic CD-ROM, soon to be available in a set of audio CDs, is based on his frequent recital-lecture. New recordings include three duo-piano albums with Ray Kennedy, Bernd Lhotzky, and Chris Hopkins; a trumpet/piano duet album with Randy Sandke; and Lost Songs of 1936 with Bucky Pizzarelli and Jay Leonhart. Dick Hyman is a Yamaha artist and endorses all of their keyboard products. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/dickhyman

Mad About The Boy

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Various Artists - The Kingdom Of Swing And The Republic Of Oop Bob Sh'Bam

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:31
Size: 137,8 MB
Art: Front

(11:52) 1. Lester Leaps In
( 9:40) 2. On Green Dolphin Street
( 6:24) 3. Blue Creek
( 5:28) 4. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
( 6:50) 5. When Your Lover Has Gone
( 7:15) 6. Night in Tunisia
( 4:12) 7. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
( 7:46) 8. Moten Swing

This CD, which documents a live concert, has a silly title form. Actually out of the eight selections, only two ("On Green Dolphin Street" and "Night In Tunisia") have anything to do with bop. In reality this is a mainstream date featuring pianist Dick Hyman with some of his favorite players including fellow pianist Derek Smith, cornetist Warren Vache, trumpeter Joe Wilder, trombonist Urbie Green, Buddy Tate on tenor and clarinet, bassist Milt Hinton (featured on "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho") and drummer Butch Miles. Tate's clarinet outing on "Blue Creek" and Wilder's lyrical solo on "When Your Lover Has Gone" are excellent, but in general (considering the players involved) the results are average and fairly predictable. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-kingdom-of-swing-the-republic-of-oop-bop-shbam-mw0000654020

Personnel: Dick Hyman, piano; Derek Smith, piano; Urbie Green, trombone; Milt Hinton, bass; Butch Miles, drums; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Warren Vache', Jr., cornet; Joe Wilder, trumpet

The Kingdom Of Swing And The Republic Of Oop Bob Sh'Bam

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Dick Hyman, Ken Peplowski - Counterpoint

Styles: Clarinet, Saxophone and Piano Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:48
Size: 147,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:18)  1. My Dearie
(5:04)  2. Danced
(3:25)  3. Mariah
(7:12)  4. Gigi
(5:36)  5. Gigi Piano
(5:31)  6. Trees
(3:40)  7. Almost Like
(5:40)  8. Follow Me
(4:02)  9. On The Street
(3:26) 10. Havent Changed
(4:43) 11. Show Me
(2:18) 12. If Ever
(6:07) 13. Wine
(2:38) 14. Thank Heaven

In the 1950s, everyone knew Lerner and Loewe’s music: songs such as “On the Street Where You Live,” “Gigi,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “They Call the Wind Maria.” 
The tunes were instantly memorable, and they seemed to be everywhere, on the screen as well as on original cast LPs, reaching homes where little other music penetrated. Many of us will remember the film Gigi, where Maurice Chevalier  via his regionally indistinct French accent and with a twinkle in his eye  sang “Thank Heaven for Little Girls.” (The girl in this case was the beautiful French actress Leslie Caron, who didn’t look little to my preteen eyes.) And some will remember the shock when Julie Andrews was not chosen for the movie version of the part she made famous onstage in My Fair Lady.Several of Lerner and Loewe’s musicals, Gigi as well as My Fair Lady, have an international flavor. No wonder. Frederick Loewe was born in Austria in 1901: his  father was a renowned tenor, who originated the role of Count Danilo in The Merry Widow. Viennese operetta had a considerable effect on American musical theater. As a counterweight to Loewe’s cosmopolitanism, Alan Jay Lerner was born in New York City 17 years later. Together, of course, they famously wrote Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi, and My Fair Lady. Their partnership foundered in the ’60s while they were writing Camelot, yet that hit show gave the name to the age: John F. Kennedy’s brief period as our president.  more... http://jazzbluesnews.com/2019/12/19/cd-review-dick-hyman-ken-peplowski-counterpoint-2019-video-photo-cd-cover/

Personnel:  Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Ken Peplowski;  Piano – Dick Hyman

Counterpoint

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Dick Hyman - Blues In The Night: Dick Hyman Plays Harold Arlen

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:27
Size: 129,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:48)  1. As Long As I Live
(4:38)  2. Ill Wind
(2:43)  3. Get Happy
(3:46)  4. Right As The Rain
(4:53)  5. Over the Rainbow
(3:22)  6. I've Got the World On A String
(4:39)  7. Blues in The Night
(3:14)  8. You Said It
(4:27)  9. Stormy Weather
(4:41) 10. Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea
(2:26) 11. In Your Own Quiet Way
(4:48) 12. A Woman's Prerogative
(4:13) 13. A Sleepin' Bee
(3:43) 14. It's Only A Paper Moon

This CD is very much a piano recital, as Dick Hyman (on a set of unaccompanied solos) demonstrates his love for Harold Arlen's music. Nine of the fourteen selections that Hyman chose to record are very well-known, three are somewhat obscure and two are somewhere in between. The accent is on Art Tatum's style during some of the songs, along with a few snatches of Teddy Wilson's relaxed stride. Hyman reproduces the ease with which Tatum threw out impossible-to-play virtuosic runs, and (even more impressive) he hints constantly at Art's advanced harmonies without doing strict imitations. He gives a few of the songs unusual twists ("Stormy Weather" becomes a waltz, "Over the Rainbow" has a bossa nova rhythm, the last part of "A Woman's Prerogative" is played in two keys at once, etc.) but the melodies are never far away. Hyman also takes his first real vocal on record, doing a nice job on the lyrics of "In Your Own Quiet Way" with his obviously untrained voice. A fine outing. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/dick-hyman-plays-harold-arlen-blues-in-the-night-mw0000203992

Personnel: Dick Hyman - Piano.

Blues In The Night: Dick Hyman Plays Harold Arlen

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Dick Hyman - There Will Never Be Another You

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:39
Size: 156,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:55)  1. Here's That Rainy da Again
(6:32)  2. Blue Skies
(9:28)  3. Spring Is Here
(5:54)  4. Sobbin' Blues
(3:51)  5. Jungle Blues
(5:04)  6. Undecided
(3:10)  7. Shine
(9:33)  8. Yesterdays
(4:22)  9. Send in the Clowns
(4:14) 10. Skylark
(6:08) 11. There Will Never Be Another You
(2:23) 12. Boswil Boogie

Dick Hyman not only has one of the largest repertoires of any jazz pianist, but he is equally adept at playing swing, stride, and boogie-woogie, as demonstrated in this 1998 solo concert at Alte Kirche Boswil in Switzerland. With a superb instrument, an attentive audience, and fabulous acoustics, Hyman dazzles the packed church with a stunning performance. His rapid-fire rendition of "Blue Skies" shows the influence of Art Tatum, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, and Earl Hines. No one has ever eclipsed Tatum's famous arrangement of "Yesterdays," but Hyman's interpretation is a lyrical, understated masterpiece in its own right. In addition to standards, Hyman revives long-forgotten tunes like "Sobbin' Blues" and currently out of favor songs from the early days of jazz such as "Shine" and Jelly Roll Morton's "Jungle Blues." Hyman's bluesy chord substitutions give new life to the often listlessly played ballad "Send in the Clowns." He leaves the audience smiling with "Boswil Boogie," which was likely improvised on the spot. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/there-will-never-be-another-you-mw0001016067

Personnel:  Piano - Dick Hyman

There Will Never Be Another You

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Don Elliott - Double Trumpet Doings

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:34
Size: 94,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:06)  1. Mine
(5:03)  2. Vampire Till Ready
(4:59)  3. Your Own Iron
(4:55)  4. Easy To Remember
(3:19)  5. The Bull Speaks
(5:07)  6. Dominick Seventh
(4:40)  7. Gargantuan Chant
(5:06)  8. When Your Lover Has Gone
(2:14)  9. Henry's Mambo
(2:00) 10. Theme And Inner Tube

Originally issued under the slightly more esoteric title “New Counterpoint for Six Valves” this is a disc dominated mainly by the frequent dialogues between its two principle soloists. Elliott and Dedrick make a disparate pair and their contrasting sounds are prime reason for the program’s more interesting outcomes. Elliott was a follower of bebop and renowned more for his talents as a vibraphonist than as a brassman. A collaborator at various times with the likes of George Shearing, Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich his artistic enterprises also moved beyond the realms of jazz into Broadway musicals and novelty tunes. Dedrick was more the product of a swing upbringing and his tone is shaped by a mellower, less overtly complicated approach. In spite of Elliott’s positioning as leader of the session it is Hyman who crafts all arrangements for the tunes and pens the creatively titled original compositions that dominate the disc. In fact it’s these originals that often prove more intriguing harmonically and melodically than the three time-worn standards that round out the group’s songbook. The pianist makes excellent use of the two-trumpet front line and also writes a variety of interesting passages for Lowe’s guitar strings. To aid listeners in distinguishing between the two trumpeters Dedrick affixes a mute to the bell of his horn on the majority of his solos. With mute in place his already sonorous sound takes on an even more euphonious dimensions. Expectedly the rhythm team of Safranski and Lamond usually play the wallflowers in the sextet only stepping up to take a crack at solos on rare occasions such as Safranski’s brief break on “Dominick Seventh.” Hyman however doesn’t relegate himself to the backdrop and submits comely statements on several of the numbers including an attractive solo on “Easy to Remember.” In the final analysis this disc is far from essential and sometimes strays into the schmaltzy side as on the Herb Alpert-tinged “The Bull Speaks.” But it does offer an intriguing diversion and listeners looking for a session where the focus is planted firmly on trumpet will probably be pleased by what they find here. ~ Derek Taylor https://www.allaboutjazz.com/double-trumpet-doings-don-elliott-jazzland-recordings-review-by-derek-taylor.php

Personnel: Don Elliott- trumpet; Rusty Dedrick- trumpet; Mundell Lowe- electric guitar; Dick Hyman- piano; Eddie Safranski- double bass; Don Lamond- drums.

Double Trumpet Doings

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Dick Hyman & Ruby Braff - Manhattan Jazz

Styles: Piano And Cornet Jazz
Year: 1984
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:43
Size: 101,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:44)  1. Jubilee
(3:26)  2. You're Lucky to Me
(7:13)  3. The Man I Love/How Long Has This Been Going On/He Loves and She Loves
(3:20)  4. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby, and My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Me
(3:14)  5. Some Day You'll Be Sorry
(4:58)  6. Don't Worry About Me
(4:01)  7. Jeepers Creepers
(4:40)  8. I'm Just Wild About Harry
(6:55)  9. The Man That Got Away/If I Only Had A Brain/Over The Rainbow
(3:06) 10. Blues for John W.

Every duet album by pianist Dick Hyman and cornetist Ruby Braff is magical. The pair of distinctive musicians always seem to react immediately to each other and they consistently play highly expressive versions of prebop standards. This outing has its memorable moments and is highlighted by "Jubilee," "You're Lucky to Me," "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby" and "Jeepers Creepers"; Hyman takes "I'm Just Wild About Harry" as an unaccompanied solo. The CD is easily recommended to mainstream collectors. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/manhattan-jazz-mw0000197685

Personnel:  Dick Hyman - piano; Ruby Braff - cornet.

Manhattan Jazz

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Dick Hyman - Themes & Variations On A Child Is Born

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1977
File: MP3@192K/s
Time: 48:01
Size: 66,8 MB
Art: Front

( 1:01)  1. Theme - A Child Is Born
( 1:39)  2. Cecil Taylor
( 3:20)  3. Art Tatum
( 2:54)  4. Bill Evans
(18:17)  5. Dick Hyman
( 2:07)  6. Scott Joplin
( 2:54)  7. Jelly Roll Morton
( 3:06)  8. James P. Johnson
( 2:43)  9. Earl Hines
( 2:13) 10. Fats Waller
( 3:00) 11. Teddy Wilson
( 3:17) 12. Erroll Garner
( 1:23) 13. George Shearing

This is a unique and rather successful project. Pianist Dick Hyman, who has long had the ability to play credibly in any jazz style (although he tends to stick to prebop), performs Thad Jones' classic ballad "A Child Is Born" in the style of a dozen different pianists, including himself. Hyman infuses his interpretations with occasional humorous song quotes and does a superb job of emulating Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Erroll Garner, George Shearing, Cecil Taylor, Art Tatum and Bill Evans before launching into a 17½ minute version in his own style. The results are utterly fascinating, making one wish that the pianist had also chosen Albert Ammons, Bud Powell and McCoy Tyner. Unfortunately this LP has yet to be reissued but it is certainly a unique gem. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/themes-and-variations-on-a-child-is-born-mw0000897996

Themes & Variations On A Child Is Born

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Dick Hyman - Mirrors - Piano & Organ Jazz

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:39
Size: 90,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:24)  1. House of Mirrors
(3:21)  2. In the Heat of the Night
(4:11)  3. Groovin'
(2:36)  4. In the Wee Small Hours
(3:03)  5. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
(2:44)  6. The Flower Road
(3:36)  7. Ode to Billy Joe
(2:29)  8. Up, Up and Away
(3:27)  9. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
(3:06) 10. Hit the Road, Jack
(3:28) 11. Weekend Blues
(3:09) 12. Respect

A very versatile virtuoso, Dick Hyman once recorded an album on which he played "A Child Is Born" in the styles of 11 different pianists, from Scott Joplin to Cecil Taylor. Hyman can clearly play anything he wants to, and since the '70s, he has mostly concentrated on pre-bop swing and stride styles. Hyman worked with Red Norvo (1949-1950) and Benny Goodman (1950), and then spent much of the 1950s and '60s as a studio musician. He appears on the one known sound film of Charlie Parker (Hot House from 1952); recorded honky tonk under pseudonyms; played organ and early synthesizers in addition to piano; was Arthur Godfrey's music director (1959-1962); collaborated with Leonard Feather on some History of Jazz concerts (doubling on clarinet), and even performed rock and free jazz; but all of this was a prelude to his later work. In the 1970s, Hyman played with the New York Jazz Repertory Company, formed the Perfect Jazz Repertory Quintet (1976), and started writing soundtracks for Woody Allen films. He has recorded frequently during the past several decades (sometimes in duets with Ruby Braff) for Concord, Music Masters, and Reference, among other labels, and ranks at the top of the classic jazz field. In 2013, Hyman teamed up with vocalist Heather Masse for a set of standards on the Red House label called Lock My Heart. ~ Scott Yanow & Al Campbell https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/mirrors-piano-organ-jazz/581315632

Mirrors - Piano & Organ Jazz

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Dick Hyman - Brazilian Impressions

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:21
Size: 75,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:29)  1. Sugarloaf
(2:46)  2. A Time for Love
(2:30)  3. Samba de Duas Notas
(2:21)  4. Mas Que Nada
(2:54)  5. A Message to Michael
(2:24)  6. Song of the Jet [Samba do Avião]
(2:36)  7. Jazz 'n' Samba [Só Danço Samba]
(3:13)  8. Insensatez [How Insensitive]
(2:27)  9. Eleanor Rigby
(2:49) 10. Ri
(2:33) 11. A Day in the Life of a Fool [Manhã de Carnaval]
(2:14) 12. O Barquinho

Pianist Dick Hyman wrote the arrangements for this Brazilian-flavored date, which has a fair amount of other high caliber jazz talent: flugelhornists Clark Terry and Joe Wilder, Phil Bodner on flute and piccolo, and a rhythm section that includes Bob Haggart and Bobby Rosengarden. But Hyman's charts aren't aimed primarily at a jazz audience, so they don't have much of the spirit of adventurous improvisation that jazz fans have come to expect of his work. While the music is pleasant and doesn't suffer from the extremely dated sound that many similar recordings done for Command during this era have, it is hardly an essential recording by Dick Hyman. In fact, it is Clark Terry's fat toned, if too brief, flugelhorn solos that tend to steal the spotlight. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/brasilian-impressions-mw0000965437

Personnel:  Arranged By, Piano, Woodwind – Dick Hyman

Brazilian Impressions

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Dick Hyman - Plays Variations On Richard Rogers

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:55
Size: 170,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:56)  1. Some Enchanted Evening
(2:35)  2. Bali Ha'i
(4:44)  3. This Nearly Was Mine
(3:41)  4. Happy Talk
(4:28)  5. Dites-Mo
(3:55)  6. A Wonderful Guy
(5:27)  7. Getting To Know You
(4:48)  8. March Of The Siamese Children
(4:24)  9. Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
(2:57) 10. Many A New Day
(4:40) 11. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
(2:23) 12. People Will Say We're In Love
(5:31) 13. It Might As Well Be Spring
(2:53) 14. My Favorite Things
(4:45) 15. The Gentleman Is A Dope
(4:41) 16. If I Loved You
(8:59) 17. Soliloquy

There are two CDs of solo-piano interpretations here; one devoted to songs by Rodgers and Hart, one to songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Jazz listeners born after World War II will know these pieces from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s only in their modern versions: Miles Davis’ or Chet Baker’s “My Funny Valentine,” Bill Evans’ “Spring Is Here,” John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things.” These “variations” by Dick Hyman (who turned 80 in March), which occur in a style contemporaneous with the dates when these songs were composed, will sound quaint to modern ears. The challenge is to not be thrown off-stride by the distancing conventions and elaborate formalities of Hyman’s approach. It contains so many stylistic elements (Harlem stride, Teddy Wilson, Erroll Garner, even ragtime) from a world now out of reach. Hyman is an encyclopedic virtuoso of jazz-piano history. Many of these 35 pieces have been in his repertoire for 60 years, and he has not stopped thinking about them. You can spend hours in this set and keep finding further details: the quote from “Giant Steps” in “Have You Met Miss Jones”; the variety of modulations and counter-lines and accompaniments through which he filters “My Funny Valentine” for over seven minutes; the fresh harmonic context and interpretive embellishments for “If I Loved You,” which give it a bright new energy and yet retain what Hyman correctly calls its “gravity.” Given the source material, the odds are good that you will find your favorite song here, addressed with vast pianistic comprehensiveness and erudite “variation” and unimpeachable patrician taste and a dignity now forgotten. These are presumably new recordings (no dates are given). While the music is timeless, unfortunately the pallid, airless sound is dated. ~ Thomas Conrad https://jazztimes.com/reviews/eighty-eights/dick-hyman-plays-variations-on-richard-rodgers/

Plays Variations On Richard Rogers

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Dick Hyman - Jelly & James: Music of Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:30
Size: 176,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:50)  1. Pep
(2:57)  2. Buddy Bolden's Blues
(2:41)  3. The Finger Breaker
(3:30)  4. The Pearls
(2:52)  5. Shreveport Stomp
(3:12)  6. King Porter Stomp
(2:35)  7. Grandpa's Spells
(2:50)  8. The Perfect Rag
(3:46)  9. The Crave
(3:26) 10. Black Bottom Stomp
(2:27) 11. Mr. Jelly-Lord
(2:13) 12. Charleston
(3:52) 13. If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight
(3:05) 14. Caprice Rag
(7:07) 15. Selections from 'Runnin' Wild'
(4:25) 16. Snowy Morning Blues
(2:35) 17. Steeplechase Rag
(3:47) 18. Eccentricity
(2:46) 19. Carolina Balmoral
(3:01) 20. Just Before Daybreak
(3:36) 21. Jingles
(3:23) 22. Carolina Shout
(3:23) 23. You've Got to Be Modernistic

With the exception of a version of "Fickle Fay Creep," this single CD has all of the music recorded by Dick Hyman for tribute LPs for Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson. By varying the instrumentation (which ranges from a piano solo and duets to a big band) and by picking musicians who really understand vintage jazz, Hyman put together two classic sets. The Morton date features such musicians as clarinetist Kenny Davern (doubling on soprano), violinist Joe Venuti, trumpeter Pee Wee Erwin, and trombonist Vic Dickenson (among others), and the highlights include Hyman's showcase on "Fingerbuster," "King Porter Stomp," "The Crave," and an exuberant "Black Bottom Stomp." The James P. Johnson project is most notable for three duets by Hyman (one on pipe organ) with cornetist Ruby Braff and for excellent orchestrations for both a theater orchestra and a jazz band. Essential music for any serious pre-bop collection. ~
Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/jelly-and-james-music-of-jelly-roll-morton-and-james-p-johnson-mw0000088809

Personnel: Dick Hyman (piano); Kenny Davern (saxophone); Joe Venuti (violin); Milt Hinton (bass); Phil Bodner, Panama Francis.

Jelly & James: Music of Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson

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VA - The Soprano Summit In 1975 And More

Size: 150,3+183,9 MB
Time: 64:27+78:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Swing Parade ( 3:09)
02. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - The Mooche ( 6:41)
03. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Oh Sister Ain't That Hot ( 6:11)
04. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Steal Away ( 7:35)
05. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Linger Awhile (10:50)
06. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Panama ( 8:38)
07. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Songs Of Songs ( 5:41)
08. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Swing Thirty Nine ( 4:27)
09. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Egyptian Fantasy ( 3:57)
10. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - The Fish Vendor ( 7:14)

CD 2:
01. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Kansas City Stomp ( 3:22)
02. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Original Jell Roll Blues ( 3:41)
03. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Froggie Moore ( 3:41)
04. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Shreveport Stomp ( 3:21)
05. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Sidewalk Blues ( 3:12)
06. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - C.C. Rider ( 5:40)
07. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - Fidgety Feet ( 4:58)
08. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - Sweet Substitute ( 6:37)
09. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - Shim-Me-Sha Wabble ( 6:16)
10. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - Sugar ( 5:11)
11. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) ( 6:01)
12. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) ( 6:14)
13. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - All Of Me ( 9:17)
14. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - Fine And Mellow (10:58)

While clarinetist/soprano saxophonists Kenny Davern and Bob Wilber are of the generation that produced the first wave of bebop and hard bop players, both favor earlier jazz modes of small-group swing and New Orleans-inspired hot jazz. From 1972 to 1979, Davern and Wilbur co-led Soprano Summit, a hard-swinging quintet dedicated to pre-bop styles. Recorded live in 1975 and backed by simpatico fellow travelers Marty Grosz (acoustic guitar) and George Duvivier (bass) plus inspired guest Connie Kay (drummer for the MJQ), this Summit combo goes to town on New Orleans standards and Jelly Roll Morton gems. To fill out this double-disc set, there are fine live tracks by other small groups featuring Davern and Wilber (along with trombonist Dick Wellstood and cornetist Ruby Braff, no less). ~by Mark Keresman

The Soprano Summit In 1975 And More CD 1
The Soprano Summit In 1975 And More CD 2

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Dick Hyman - Fabulous

Styles:  Piano Jazz
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:47
Size: 75,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:29)  1. Washington Square
(2:09)  2. Danke Schoen
(2:44)  3. I'll Be Around
(2:51)  4. Wives & Lovers
(2:39)  5. Sonny Boy
(3:10)  6. What'd I Say
(2:34)  7. S'posin'
(3:06)  8. So Easy
(3:15)  9. The Best Is Yet to Come
(2:37) 10. I'll Remember April
(2:28) 11. Living on Borrowed Time
(2:39) 12. Mr. Lucky

The Command label had a lot of great jazz artists, but they frequently seemed stuck in instantly dated and very corny sounding commercial dates that obviously haven't stood the test of time very well. Dick Hyman is heard exclusively on the Lowery organ (a lightweight distant cousin of the better-known Hammond) and, although his supporting cast includes other jazzmen such as Bob Haggart and Osie Johnson (who, like the leader, were in heavy demand for all kinds of recording sessions), there's very little of interest to their fans on this record. "Danke Schoen" is recast as a slightly out-of-tune carousel calliope setting providing some humor, while it would be hard to believe that composer Alec Wilder wouldn't have stormed out of the studio had he been present for the wretched and bland take of his famous ballad, "I'll Be Around." Hyman is a superb pianist and pipe organ player who sounds overly restricted by the limits of this obsolete keyboard, so it is safe for nearly everyone to bypass this long unavailable record. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/fabulous-mw0000857020

Personnel:  Dick Hyman - Piano;  Tony Mottola – Guitar;  Osie Johnson – Drums;  Bob Haggart – Bass;  Bob Rosengarden – Percussion;  Phil Kraus - Percussion

Fabulous

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Bob Wilber & Dick Hyman - A Perfect Match

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:53
Size: 151,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:21)  1. In A Mellotone
(5:47)  2. Wings N' Things
(6:41)  3. Taffy
(5:47)  4. It's Only A Paper Moon
(4:45)  5. Mona Lisa
(4:41)  6. L.B. Blues
(4:17)  7. Eternally - Terry's Theme From Limelight
(4:32)  8. Limbo Jazz
(5:20)  9. Wisteria
(5:53) 10. He Loves And She Loves
(7:13) 11. It Don't Mean A Thing
(5:29) 12. Cote d'Azur

In the 1960s altoist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis recorded eight albums together, several of which included trombonist Lawrence Brown. This 1997 set sounds very similar to that band and would probably confuse listeners in a blindfold test. Bob Wilber, normally a soprano saxophonist and clarinetist, always did sound a bit like Hodges on alto, but the biggest surprise is Dick Hyman. On piano, Hyman has displayed the ability to do close impressions of nearly every jazz stylist. He sticks to organ throughout this date and sounds exactly like Davis both in tone and ideas. With trombonist Britt Woodman (who played alongside Lawrence Brown for a time in Duke Ellington's band), guitarist James Chirillo, bassist Phil Flanigan, and drummer Joe Ascione, Wilber and Hyman perform songs either written by Hodges or closely associated with the group. Some are numbers that have rarely been performed since the Hodges/Davis band, including "Wings N' Things," "Taffy," and the catchy "L.B. Blues." Even the more familiar tunes (such as "In a Mellotone," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and "It Don't Mean a Thing") are played in the style of the group. Two offbeat selections, Charlie Chaplin's "Eternally" and Wilber's tribute to Hodges ("Cote d'Azur"), also fit into the idiom. Although purposely derivative, the music is so well played (and fairly obscure) that both Hodges and Davis fans will want this unusual tribute. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-perfect-match-a-tribute-to-hodges-wild-bill-davis-mw0000039687

Personnel: Bob Wilber (alto saxophone); James Chirillo (guitar); Britt Woodman (trombone); Dick Hyman (organ); Joe Ascione (drums).

A Perfect Match

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