Jazz in Paris: Paris One Night Stand

• Artist: Earl Hines
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• Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Type: Live
• Genre: Jazz

Review

The two 1957 sessions that make up this CD featuring Earl Hines with a pickup rhythm section in Paris were recorded originally for Phillips, with bassist Guy Pedersen and drummer Gus Wallez. The pianist is in top form, including just a little of the Dixieland repertoire ("Royal Garden Blues" and "Muskrat Ramble") that typically dominated most of his recordings made in the U.S. during this period, and spending more time exploring favorite warhorses like "Hallelujah" and "Makin' Whoopee," as well as already classic jazz compositions such as "If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight" and "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)." While the tracks are generally brief, the music is consistently swinging at a high level and four bonus tracks have been added to the CD reissue, so it should be considered an essential purchase for fans of Earl "Fatha" Hines. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Love Is Just Around the Corner	Leo Robin, Lewis Gensler	Earl Hines	(3:23)
You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	Earl Hines	(2:51)
Hallelujah	Vincent Youmans, Leo Robin, Clifford Grey	Earl Hines	(2:55)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster	Earl Hines	(4:43)
Royal Garden Blues	Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams	Earl Hines	(4:04)
Save It, Pretty Mama	Don Redman, Joe Davis, Paul Denniker	Earl Hines	(2:50)
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)	James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer	Earl Hines	(3:19)
Walkin' My Baby Back Home	Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk	Earl Hines	(3:24)
Moonlight in Vermont	John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf	Earl Hines	(3:14)
Makin' Whoopee	Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn	Earl Hines	(3:37)
Muskrat Ramble	Kid Ory, Ray Gilbert	Earl Hines	(3:01)
Am I Wasting My Time	Irving Bibo, Howard Johnson	Earl Hines	(4:24)
'S Wonderful [#]	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Earl Hines	(3:00)
Perdido [#]	Ervin Drake, Juan Tizol, H.J. Lengsfelder	Earl Hines	(3:07)
Nice Work If You Can Get It [#]	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Earl Hines	(2:24)
Muskrat Ramble [Take 2]	Kid Ory, Ray Gilbert	Earl Hines	(2:41)

Credits

Earl Hines (Piano), Earl Hines (Main Performer), Guy Pedersen (Double Bass), Alain Tercinet (Liner Notes)