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Dream (Roland Hanna Album)
''Dream'' is an album by pianist Roland Hanna, Sir Roland Hanna performing tunes associated with the Great American Songbook recorded in 2002 and released by the Japanese Venus Records, Venus label. accessed June 13, 2019 Reception AllMusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated "With seven of the 12 songs incorporating the word "dream" in their titles, it seemed to be a fitting title for the CD. ... Highly recommended".Track listing # "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:59 # "Street of Dreams (1932 song), Street of Dreams" (Victor Young, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:17 # "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:04 # "Day Dream" (Billy Strayhorn, John La Touche (lyricist), John Latouche) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Hanna
Roland Pembroke Hanna (February 10, 1932 – November 13, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and teacher. Biography Hanna studied classical piano from the age of 11, but was strongly interested in jazz, having been introduced to it by his friend, pianist Tommy Flanagan.Keepnews, Peter (November 15, 2002) "Roland Hanna, a Jazz Pianist and Composer, Dies at 70"''New York Times''/ref> This interest increased after his time in military service (1950–1952). He studied briefly at the Eastman School of Music in 1953 and then enrolled at the Juilliard School when he moved to New York City two years later. He worked with several big names in the 1950s, including Benny Goodman and Charles Mingus, and graduated in 1960. Between 1963 and 1966, Hanna led his own trio, then from 1966 to 1974 he was a regular member of The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Hanna also toured the Soviet Union with the orchestra in 1972.Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |