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Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington Volume Two
''Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington Volume Two'' is a compilation CD featuring recordings by pianist Earl Hines performing compositions by Duke Ellington which follows the first volume of tracks from LPs that Hines recorded for the Master Jazz label in sessions between 1971 and 1974. The recordings were reissued by New World Reception Allmusic's Scott Yanow observed: " Hines recorded a ton of music during the era, but virtually every one of his releases is well worth getting. His chance-taking solos were sometimes hair-raising and always full of surprises". '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection. accessed May 25, 2016 Track listing # "[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Hines
Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz". The trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (a member of Hines's big band, along with Charlie Parker) wrote, The piano is the basis of modern harmony. This little guy came out of Chicago, Earl Hines. He changed the style of the piano. You can find the roots of Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, all the guys who came after that. If it hadn't been for Earl Hines blazing the path for the next generation to come, it's no telling where or how they would be playing now. There were individual variations but the style of … the modern piano came from Earl Hines. The pianist Lennie Tristano said, "Earl Hines is the ''only'' one of us capable of creating real jazz and real swing when play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satin Doll
"Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with a ii-V-I turnaround. Background Johnny Mercer was often asked to write lyrics to already popular songs. Lyrics to "Satin Doll" were written after the song was a hit in its instrumental version. Ellington used "Satin Doll" as the closing number in most of his concerts. Other versions * Duke Ellington – ''Capitol Sessions 1953–1955'' (1953) * The Gaylords – 1958 * Bill Doggett – ''Salute to Duke Ellington'' (King, 1959) * Peggy Lee / George Shearing – ''Beauty And The Beat!'' (Capitol Records, 1959) * The Coasters – ''One by One'' (1960) * Harry James – ''Harry James...Today'' (MGM, 1960) * Ella Fitzgerald – ''Ella in Hollywood'' (1961) * McCoy Tyner – ''Night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New World Records Compilation Albums
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from '' Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Compilation Albums
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Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Edison
Hotel Edison is at 228 West 47th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1931, it is part of the Triumph Hotels brand, owned by Shimmie Horn and Gerald Barad. Thomas Edison turned on the lights when it opened. It accommodated 1,000 guests on 26 floors and offered three restaurants. It attempted to mimic the telephone number PEnnsylvania 6-5000 of the Hotel Pennsylvania by using the telephone exchange name CIrcle 6-5000. Herbert J. Krapp was the architect, and Milton J. Kramer was the original owner. The hotel's ballroom was used as the Broadway theatres Arena Theatre in 1950 and as the Edison Theatre from 1972 until 1991, when it was converted back into a ballroom. In the early 1950s, "Glorious" Gloria Parker and her orchestra hosted an evening broadcast on WOR from the Hotel Edison. Parker would open the show with the glass harp (or musical glasses) and feature the popular Latin sound on her marimba with her orchestra. Henry Jerome was a band leader at the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Sigman
Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter. Early life Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice in the state of New York. Instead of law, encouraged by his friend Johnny Mercer, he embarked on a songwriting career, that saw him become one of the most prominent and successful songwriters in American music history. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts in Africa, during World War II. Career Although Sigman wrote many song melodies, he was primarily a lyricist who collaborated with songwriters such as Bob Hilliard, Bob Russell, Jimmy van Heusen, and Duke Ellington. He also wrote English language lyrics to many songs which were originally composed in other languages, such as "Answer Me", "Till", " The Day the Rains Came", "You're My World", and "What Now My Love?". During the big band era, Sigman composed works used by top band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Too Soon
"All Too Soon" is a 1940 song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics written by Carl Sigman. It is recorded in the key of C major. It was subsequently recorded by several contemporary and modern artists. Notable recordings *Duke Ellington **recorded in 1940, available in compilation albums such as '' Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band'' (2003) **recorded during 1953–1955 **'' Unknown Session'' (recorded in 1960, released in 1979) **'' Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur'' (1966) **''1969: All-Star White House Tribute'' (recorded in 1969, released in 2002) *Mildred Bailey - recorded on June 13, 1941 for Decca Records (No. 3888B). * Sarah Vaughan - recorded during 1944–1946, ''The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1'' (1979) *Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook'' (1958), '' Fitzgerald and Pass... Again'' (with Joe Pass, 1979) * Peggy Lee, George Shearing - '' Beauty and the Beat!'' (1959) * Chris Connor - ''A Portrait of Chris'' (1961) *Billy B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon (February 14, 1915 – December 1, 1996) was an American songwriter. Biography Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, and later lived on Coney Island. He was named Israel Goldener but later changed his name to Irving Gordon. As a child, he studied violin. After attending public schools in New York City, Gordon worked in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area. While working there, he took to writing parody lyrics to some of the popular songs of the day. In the 1930s, he took a job with the music publishing firm headed by talent agent Irving Mills, at first writing only lyrics, but subsequently writing music as well. After Gordon was introduced to Duke Ellington in 1937, Ellington sometimes invited him to put lyrics to his compositions. However working with Ellington was probably one of the most difficult commissions there was, since most of the Ellington songs were really instrumental pieces whose singable potentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prelude To A Kiss (song)
"Prelude to a Kiss" is a 1938 ballad composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills. Background and composition This composition is in the key of D-flat major but makes extensive use of the secondary dominant chords, secondary ii–V–I progressions, diatonic circle of fifths, and evaded cadences. The song is extremely chromatic and complex, employing sophisticated mathematics that were rare at this time in jazz: Ellington's rising semitones (G-G#-A-A#-B) at the end of the bridge mirror the opening of both A sections (B-A#-A-G#-G). By the late 1930s, swing was at the height of its popularity. Using his fame and artistic freedom, Ellington became more ambitious and experimental, writing "Prelude to a Kiss", which abandoned the Tin Pan Alley style hooks and dance tempo for melodic lines and harmonies found more often in classical music. He recorded this piece as an instrumental in August 1938 before returning to the studio a few weeks later to recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Just A Lucky So-and-So
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" is a 1945 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Mack David. Notable recordings *Al Hibbler & Duke Ellington - recorded for RCA Victor (catalog No. 20-1799) on November 26, 1945 (Ellington, Hodges, Lawrence brown, soloists) *Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Shirley Scott - '' The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3'' (Prestige, 1958). *Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones on the album '' At Basin Street East'' (EmArcy, 1961) as part of a Duke Ellington medley. *Annie Ross - included in her album ''A Gasser!'' (World Pacific, 1960). *Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - '' Together for the First Time'' (Roulette Records, 1961) *Ella Fitzgerald - she first recorded it for Decca Records (catalog No. 18814) in New York on Feb 21, 1946. She sang it at Carnegie Hall in 1949 and it was included in ''Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Ella Fitzgerald Set'' (Verve/Polygram)" (1949). A later recording was included in ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack David
Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing lyrics or music or both for over one thousand songs. , ''The New York Times'', Saturday, January 1, 1994. He was particularly well known for his work on the films '''' and '' |
