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In Recital at the Maestro Foundation
Reference Recordings

In Recital at the Maestro Foundation

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Composer
GREER HYMAN JOHNSON KERN N
Artist
Dick Hyman
Format
CD
Label
Reference Recordings
Released
Sep 15, 1998
Catalog #
RR-84
UPC
030911108427

About

Dick Hyman's approach to solo piano is both rich in tradition and deeply personal, an odyssey into the wellsprings of American music. Ranging through a repertoire of well-known standards and sometimes obscure delights, Hyman brings a wealth of piano techniques, infectious swing, and a knack for sometimes extravagant variations, including a version of "Just You, Just Me" that ranges from classic stride playing to interpolated soul jazz. Among the little-heard pieces are "Odeon," a 1905 composition by Brazilian Ernesto Nazareth that adds a Latin touch to a ragtime foundation, and James P. Johnson's exuberant "Carolina Shout." Hyman's version of the traditional ballad "Shenandoah" is especially inspired, a lovely rolling improvisation that presses its consonant harmonies toward the resonating world of minimalism. Recorded on a nine-foot Boesendorfer concert grand, this recital is both an audiophile's and piano lover's delight. --Stuart Broomer

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Swing Time: The Way You Look Tonight 05:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Swing Time: The Way You Look Tonight
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Jerome Kern
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  2. 2 Lost in the Stars 05:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Lost in the Stars
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Kurt Weill
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  3. 3 Marianne: Just You, Just Me 05:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Marianne: Just You, Just Me
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Jesse Greer
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  4. 4 No, No, Nanette: Tea for Two 09:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    No, No, Nanette: Tea for Two
    Duration
    09:57
    Composer
    Vincent Youmans
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  5. 5 Odeon 03:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Odeon
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Ernesto Nazareth
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  6. 6 Music in the Air: The Song Is You 05:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Music in the Air: The Song Is You
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Jerome Kern
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  7. 7 Love Me Tonight: Lover 07:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Love Me Tonight: Lover
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Richard Rodgers
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  8. 8 Thinking About Bix 02:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Thinking About Bix
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Dick Hyman
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  9. 9 Shenandoah 04:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    Shenandoah
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  10. 10 Very Warm for May: All The Things You Are 08:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Very Warm for May: All The Things You Are
    Duration
    08:43
    Composer
    Jerome Kern
    Performer
    Dick Hyman
  11. 11 Carolina Shout 03:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Carolina Shout
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    James Price Johnson
    Performer
    Dick Hyman