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| 1. | I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
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| 2. | Oh, Lady Be Good
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| 3. | Sweet and Low Down
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| 4. | I Got Rhythm
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| 5. | But Not for Me
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| 6. | Kongo Kate
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| 7. | I've Got a Crush on You
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| 8. | Rialto Ripples
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| 9. | The Half of It, Dearie, Blues
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| 10. | 'S Wonderful
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| 11. | Yankee Doodle Rhythm
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| 12. | I Was So Young
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| 13. | Fascinating Rhythm
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| 14. | In a Mist
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| 15. | Sunny Disposish
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| 16. | Embraceable You, No. 1
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| 17. | Embraceable You, No. 2
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| 18. | Somebody Loves Me
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Jazz
Dick Hyman - Arranger, Direction, Liner Notes, Piano, Producer
Bob Leary - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
Dan Levinson - Clarinet, Sax (C-Melody)
David Sager - Trombone
Ed Metz, Jr. - Drums
Tom Pletcher - Cornet, Liner Notes
Vince Giordano - Sax (Bass)
"Bix Beiderbecke and George Gershwin were musical geniuses. Both admired and greatly benefitted from hearing the works of the early 20th century European impressionist composers...Whole tones, the keystone of impressionis, gave jazz a very important ingredient which innovators like Bix and George used to great advantage."
* Dave Hyman - Cover Design
* Dominick Barbera - Editing
* Mat Domber - Executive Producer
* Mike Badalamenti - Engineer
* Rachel Domber - Executive Producer
* Roy Yokelson - Editing, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
There's nothing like a completely different approach to render familiar music fresh, and as the title to Dick Hyman and Tom Pletcher's album suggests, they had a great idea. If Bix Played Gershwin is governed by the simple idea of arranging 18 Gershwin tunes in the classic jazz style utilized by cornetist Bix Beiderbecke. Pianist Hyman and cornetist Pletcher are joined by a fairly large ensemble including clarinetist Dan Levinson, trombonist David Sager, bass saxophonist Vince Giordano, guitarist-banjo player Bob Leary, and percussionist Ed Metz, Jr.. What makes the idea more than just an exercise is the verve and vibrancy of the performances, all channeled through Hyman's sparkling arrangements. There's an energetic Dixieland take on "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin," and one of the happiest versions of "I Got Rhythm" you're likely to hear. There are two versions of "Embraceable You," and the appearance of a couple rarities, "Kango Kate" and "Yankee Doodle Rhythm." Interestingly, Beiderbecke played a number of Gershwin's pieces while working with Paul Whiteman in the '20s and perhaps, had he lived longer, would've completed a project just like this one. If Bix Played Gershwin is a 's wonderful way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated Beiderbecke's death, and will be a welcome addition to Hyman and Pletcher's catalog.
--- Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide
Dick Hyman
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Mar 08, 1927 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Stride, Classic Jazz, Standards, Lounge, Spy Music
A very versatile virtuoso, Dick Hyman once recorded an album on which he played "A Child Is Born" in the styles of 11 different pianists, from Scott Joplin to Cecil Taylor. Hyman can clearly play anything he wants to, and since the '70s, he has mostly concentrated on pre-bop swing and stride styles. Hyman worked with Red Norvo (1949-1950) and Benny Goodman (1950), and then spent much of the 1950s and '60s as a studio musician. He appears on the one known sound film of Charlie Parker (Hot House from 1952); recorded honky tonk under pseudonyms; played organ and early synthesizers in addition to piano; was Arthur Godfrey's music director (1959-1962); collaborated with Leonard Feather on some History of Jazz concerts (doubling on clarinet), and even performed rock and free jazz; but all of this was a prelude to his later work. In the 1970s, Hyman played with the New York Jazz Repertory Company, formed the Perfect Jazz Repertory Quintet (1976), and started writing soundtracks for Woody Allen films. He has recorded frequently during the past several decades (sometimes in duets with Ruby Braff) for Concord, Music Masters, and Reference, among other labels, and ranks at the top of the classic jazz field.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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