Dick Hyman – From The Age of Swing (1994)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:06:41 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Jazz
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With some of the greatest jazzmen who lived and played through The Age of Swing: Phil Bodner, Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Butch Miles, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Temperly, Frank Wess and Joe Wilder. RR’s all-time fastest seller!
As the title implies, this is very much a swing set. Pianist Dick Hyman (a master of all pre-bop styles) has little difficulty emulating Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum and Count Basie (among others) plus his own style in an octet also featuring trumpeter Joe Wilder, trombonist Urbie Green, altoist-clarinetist Phil Bodner, baritonist Joe Temperley, rhythm guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Butch Miles and (on three tunes) altoist Frank Wess. The opening and closing numbers are ad-lib blues both titled “From the Age of Swing”; sandwiched in between are ten swing-era standards plus a couple of obscure Duke Ellington items. Among the highlights are “Topsy,” “Them There Eyes,” “Rose Room” and “Mean to Me.” No real surprises occur, but mainstream fans should like this swinging set.
Tracklist:
01. Dick Hyman – From The Age Of Swing (05:11)
02. Dick Hyman – You’re Driving Me Crazy / Moten Swing (04:25)
03. Dick Hyman – Topsy (06:08)
04. Dick Hyman – Moonglow (03:28)
05. Dick Hyman – Them There Eyes (04:54)
06. Dick Hyman – Dooji Wooji (06:06)
07. Dick Hyman – Soft Winds (05:21)
08. Dick Hyman – What Is There To Say? (04:49)
09. Dick Hyman – ‘Deed I Do (04:43)
10. Dick Hyman – Rose Room (04:33)
11. Dick Hyman – I Know What You Do (03:27)
12. Dick Hyman – Mean To Me (05:34)
13. Dick Hyman – I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (03:14)
14. Dick Hyman – From The Age of Swing (alternate take) (04:43)
