''Twogether'' is an album by pianist

John Hicks Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...

and alto saxophonist

Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous soun ...

. It was released by

HighNote Records HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997. Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Hig ...

Recording and music

The three piano solo tracks were recorded in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 2006."John Hicks & Frank Morgan – Twogether" (CD liner notes). HighNote Records. HCD 7209. The four duet tracks were recorded at The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, in November 2005.

Release

''Twogether'' was released by

."John Hicks Catalog"
jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 28, 2017. Both musicians died shortly after the recordings: Hicks in May 2006 and Morgan in December 2007.

Reception

The

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reviewer commented that "Whether Morgan saw his role at the gig as second banana or Hicks just had the more dominant stage presence, Morgan's reticence to make this an equal partnership shows as he holds himself back from engaging fully as a duet partner. ''Twogether'' is a pretty, relaxed set of music, but one wonders what might have been if both parties had been willing and able to go all out.

Track listing

# "Parisian Thoroughfare" # "Night in Tunisia" # "My One and Only Love" # "Is That So?" # "Round Midnight" # "N.Y. Theme" # "Passion Flower"

Personnel

– piano *

– alto sax (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6)

References

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