Piano Man! [ASV]

• Artist: Earl Hines
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1994
• Total Time: 71:51
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Piano Man is the title of a Victor Bluebird record cut on July 12, 1939 by Earl "Fatha" Hines and his Orchestra. Piano Man is also the title of at least four different Earl Hines CD compilations. Living Era's Piano Man! is by far the best of the lot. It works incredibly well as a compact sampler containing 25 of the very best recordings Hines ever made, and as a magnum stash of classic jazz and big-band swing. The pianist is heard solo, leading his own big band and as a vital component in bands led by three legends of New Orleans jazz: Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Noone, and Sidney Bechet. Living Era's Piano Man! is utterly essential -- you just can't get much closer to the heart of the jazz tradition. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Piano Man	Billy Joel, Earl Hines	Earl Hines & His Orchestra	(2:33)
Fireworks	Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams, Lynn Ahrens	Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong	(3:03)
Skip the Gutter	Spencer Williams	Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong	(3:06)
Two Deuces	Lil Hardin, Lil Hardin Armstrong	Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong	(2:54)
Weather Bird	King Oliver, Louis Armstrong	Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong	(2:38)
Every Evening (I Miss You)	Jimmy McHugh, Billy Rose	Earl Hines, Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra	(2:34)
Smoke-House Blues	Charles Luke	Earl Hines	(2:33)
Honeysuckle Rose	Fats Waller, Andy Razaf	Earl Hines	(2:49)
Blues in Thirds	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(2:54)
Save It, Pretty Mama	Don Redman, Joe Davis, Paul Denniker	Earl Hines, Sidney Bechet	(2:50)
A Monday Date	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(2:50)
Stowaway	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(2:47)
Chimes in Blues	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(2:50)
Fifty-Seven Varieties	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(3:13)
Love Me Tonight	Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young, Barry Mason, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat, Mario Panzeri	Earl Hines	(2:30)
The Father's Getaway	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(4:20)
Chicago Rhythm	Lew Brown, Bernie Grossman, Kanter	Earl Hines & His Orchestra	(2:49)
Rosetta	Earl Hines, Henri Woode	Earl Hines & His Orchestra	(3:03)
Cavernism	Earl Hines, Jimmy Mundy	Earl Hines & His Orchestra	(2:55)
Harlem Lament	Quinn Wilson, Wilson	Earl Hines & His Orchestra	(2:56)
Ridin' a Riff	Earl Hines	Earl Hines	(2:56)
Solid Mama	Jimmy Mundy	Earl Hines	(2:36)
Comin' Home	Franz Jackson	Earl Hines	(2:44)
The Earl	Mel Powell	Earl Hines	(2:44)
Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues	W.C. Handy	Earl Hines	(2:44)

Credits

Quinn Wilson (Bass), Pee Wee Jackson (Trumpet), Tommy Enoch (Trumpet), Walter Fuller (Vocals), Kenneth Stuart (Trombone), Louis Taylor (Trombone), Omer Simeon (Sax (Alto)), Hurley Ramey (Guitar), John Lindsay (Bass), Milton Fletcher (Trumpet), Harry Jackson (Trumpet), Louis Armstrong (Trumpet), Omer Simeon (Sax (Baritone)), Lawrence Dixon (Guitar), George Dixon (Sax (Alto)), Ernest Williams (Sax (Tenor)), Darnell Howard (Clarinet), Bud Scott (Banjo), Gerald Valentine (Trombone), Joe Poston (Sax (Alto)), Leroy Snake White (Trumpet), Baby Dodds (Drums), Sidney Bechet (?), William Franklin (Trombone), Earl Hines (Arranger), Jimmie Noone (Vocals), Johnny Wells (Drums), Edward Fant (Trombone), Robert "Sax" Crowder (Sax (Tenor)), Lester Boone (Clarinet), Edward Sims (Trumpet), Vic Bellerby (Liner Notes), Benny Washington (Drums), Truck Parham (Bass), Rudolph Taylor (Drums), George Dixon (Trumpet), Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra (?), Toby Turner (Sax (Alto)), Freddy Webster (Trumpet), William Randall (Multi Instruments), Sidney Bechet (Sax (Soprano)), Zutty Singleton (Drums), Walter Fuller (Trumpet), Fred Robinson (Trombone), Toby Turner (Clarinet), Vic Bellerby (Compilation), George Mitchell (Cornet), Shirley Clay (Cornet), Budd Johnson (Sax (Tenor)), Jesse Miller (Trumpet), Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra (Clarinet), Darnell Howard (Sax (Alto)), Jimmie Noone (Clarinet), Leroy Harris (Sax (Alto)), William Randall (Sax (Tenor)), Leroy Harris (Clarinet), William Randall (Sax (Alto)), Claude Roberts (Multi Instruments), Sidney Bechet (Performer), Rex Stewart (Cornet), Charlie Allen (Trumpet), Hayes Alvis (Tuba), Lester Boone (Baritone), Louis Armstrong (Performer), Leon Scott (Trumpet), Alvin Burroughs (Drums), Sidney Bechet (Clarinet), Mancy Cara (Vocals), William Randall (Clarinet), Max Jones Files (Photography), Cecil Irwin (Clarinet), Omer Simeon (Multi Instruments), Jimmy Strong (Sax (Tenor)), John Ewing (Trombone), Lester Boone (Sax (Baritone)), Mancy Cara (Banjo), Edward Burke (Trombone), Quinn Wilson (Tuba), Franz Jackson (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra (Violin), Lester Boone (Sax (Alto)), Earl Hines & His Orchestra (Performer), David Flemming (?), Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra (Performer), Cecil Irwin (Sax (Tenor)), Trummy Young (Trombone), Claude Roberts (Bass), Wallace Bishop (Drums), Rostelle Reese (Trumpet), Quinn Wilson (String Bass), Cecil Irwin (Multi Instruments), Budd Johnson (Sax (Alto)), Phil Duffy (Design), Earl Hines (?), Darnell Howard (Violin), Earl Hines (Piano), Joe Poston (Clarinet), Omer Simeon (Clarinet), Jimmy Strong (Clarinet), John Lindsay (String Bass), Jimmy Mundy (Sax (Tenor)), Claude Roberts (Banjo), Louis Armstrong (?), Oliver Coleman (Drums), Shirley Clay (Piano), Truck Parham (String Bass), Scoops Carey (Sax (Alto)), Ray Nance (Trumpet), Joe McLewis (Trombone), Claude Roberts (Guitar), Bud Scott (Guitar)