Milt Hinton - Laughing At Life

Styles: Jazz, Swing
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:48
Size: 130,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:17)  1. A Child Is Born
(5:46)  2. Sweet Georgia
(4:23)  3. Brown
(4:32)  4. Laughting At Life
(4:05)  5. Prelude To A Kiss
(3:04)  6. Indiana
(5:04)  7. Mona's Feeling Lonely
(4:20)  8. Jon John
(4:33)  9. Old Man Harley
(4:52) 10. Just Friends
(6:52) 11. The Judge And The Jury

Milt Hinton's major label debut as a leader (at age 85), other than a 1955 date for Victor, finds the great bassist utilizing two separate rhythm sections on a variety of standards. In addition to fine solos from pianists Richard Wyands and Derek Smith, there are guest appearances by trumpeter Jon Faddis (who defies his stereotype by sounding closer here to Roy Eldridge than to Dizzy Gillespie) and veteran Harold Ashby whose warm tenor recalls Ben Webster. Even if Hinton's three vocals are one too many, his singing has its charm. The finale "The Judge and the Jury" adds four other bassists for a very musical tribute to one of the few veterans of the 1920s still to be heard in his prime in the mid-'90s. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/laughing-at-life-mw0000628214

Personnel:  Bass, Vocals – Milt Hinton;  Bass – Brian Torff, Lynn Seaton, Rufus Reid, Santi Debriano;  Drums – Alan Dawson, Dave Ratajczak, Terry Clark;  Piano – Derek Smith, Richard Wyands;  Saxophone [Tenor] – Harold Ashby ;  Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jon Faddis

Laughing At Life

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