''Destry Rides Again'' (full title ''Roland Hanna Plays Harold Rome's Destry Rides Again'') is the debut album by pianist

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 i ...

performing selections from

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's stage musical ''

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'', recorded in 1959 and released that year by the

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label.Jazzdisco: Atlantic Records Discography: 1959 - session index
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Reception

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reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "This session was actually his first as a leader, though opportunities to record on a regular basis on his own were infrequent until the '70s. The pianist, who is joined by bassist

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and drummer Roy Burness, with guitarist

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added on four tracks, does his best with lively interpretations of each song, but the compositions never really caught on to become standards and they just aren't all that remarkable decades after their premiere, even if none of them are really bad or bland."

Track listing

''All compositions by

'' # "I Know Your Kind" – 5:01 # "Fair Warning" – 4:38 # "Rose Lovejoy of Paradise Valley" – 4:06 # "That Ring on the Finger" – 3:44 # "Once Knew a Fella" – 4:42 # "Anyone Would Love You" – 3:43 # "I Say Hello" – 4:01 # "Hoop De Dingle" – 5:31

Personnel

– piano *

– bass * Roy Burnes – drums *

– guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 8)

References

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