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| 1. | Summertime
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| 2. | Oh, Lady Be Good
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| 3. | Variations on Concerto in "F"
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| 4. | Foggy Day
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| 5. | Isn't It a Pity
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| 6. | But Not for Me
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| 7. | Somebody Loves Me
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| 8. | Embraceable You
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| 9. | Bess, You Is My Woman Now
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| 10. | Strike Up the Band
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Jazz
Sir Roland Hanna - Piano
Bill Easley - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
John Burr - Bass
Ronnie Burrage - Drums
* Dan Lester - Assistant Producer
* Ed Rak - Engineer
* Sonny Lester - Producer
The challenge to recording works from the Great American Songbook is for an artist to come up with a fresh approach, which is rather difficult due to the numerous recordings of the music George Gershwin made by jazz musicians over many decades. But Sir Roland Hanna is up to the task, accompanied by a strong supporting cast, including Bill Easley (tenor and soprano saxes), bassist Jon Burr, and drummer Ronnie Burrage.
"Summertime," likely the most frequently done Gershwin composition, is given a disguised introduction and a dark yet funky arrangement, with inventive blues piano by the leader and haunting soprano sax by Easley. "Oh Lady Be Good" finds Hanna building the tension with an insistent left-hand vamp that briefly delves into boogie woogie, before releasing his hold and charging into a brisk bop setting. "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is a Hanna duet with Easley's lush flute. The finale is a no-holds-barred dash through "Strike Up the Band." Originally issued by LRC in the early '90s, this recommended CD has since been reissued by Laserlight.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Sir Roland Hanna
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Feb 10, 1932 in Detroit, MI
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool, Ballads, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards
A talented pianist with a style diverse enough to fit into swing, bop, and more adventurous settings, Roland Hanna was one of the last in an impressive line of great pianists who emerged in Detroit after World War II (including Hank Jones, Barry Harris, and Tommy Flanagan). After serving in the Army and studying music at Eastman and Juilliard, Hanna made a strong impression playing with Benny Goodman (1958). He worked with Charles Mingus for a period in 1959, and went on to generally lead his own trios. Hanna was an integral part of the Thad JonesMel Lewis orchestra (1967-1974), and in 1974 helped found the New York Jazz Quartet (with Frank Wess). He was given knighthood (thus the "Sir") from the President of Liberia in 1970 in recognition for a series of concerts held to benefit Liberian children. Hanna recorded many solo dates and often with a trio, but also composed many works for groups of varying sizes - both for jazz groups and classical ensembles. His piece "Oasis" for piano and orchestra was performed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1993. In addition to his busy performing schedule, Hanna was also an active educator and tenured professor at Queens College in New York. After almost half a century of performing and recording, Sir Roland Hanna passed away at the age of 70 on November 13, 2002 after suffering a heart attack.
--- Scott Yanow & Wade Kergan, All Music Guide
Sir Roland Hanna was one of the major artists in jazz, and one of the most accomplished pianists of his generation. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sir Roland began his piano studies at an early age. After graduation from the Juilliard School of Music, he joined Benny Goodman for a European concert tour, beginning a career that took him to concert halls and clubs in the major cities of the world. He was knighted, in 1970, by then President William V.S. Tubman of Liberia for humanitarian services to that country.
Sir Roland performed throughout the world as a solo pianist and as a leader and featured soloist with orchestras, big bands and small groups of all kinds. He performed with most of the great jazz musicians of the past 50 years, such as Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Sarah Vaughn (for whom he was musical director), Carmen McRae and many other giants, and was a featured soloist with The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, The Eastman Symphony Orchestra, The New York Jazz Quartet, The American Composers Orchestra, the Lincoln Center and Smithsonian Jazz Orchestras, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Sir Roland was also a prolific composer. A catalog of over 400 compositions includes not only works for standard jazz ensembles recorded by him and other jazz artists; it also includes chamber works and larger works for piano and orchestra. Among his compositions is a ballet for jazz orchestra and strings, commissioned by the BalletMet of Columbus Ohio and choreographed by Graciela Daniele. A four-movement "Sonata For Chamber Trio and Jazz Piano," was recorded on Angel Records in 1994; and, in 1996, his "Sonata For Piano and Violin," commissioned by The Library of Congress, premiered in Washington, DC. Expanded in 2000 to include cello, the work has been performed by the New York Philomusica Chamber Ensemble and the Sanford Allen Chamber Ensemble.
Sir Roland was a tenured professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, The City University of New York. |
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