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| 1. | Comedy Tonight
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| 2. | Bags A Tribute
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| 3. | Lullaby of the Leaves
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| 4. | I Hear a Rhapsody
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| 5. | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
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| 6. | Send in the Clowns
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| 7. | In the Blue of the Evening
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| 8. | All Blues
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| 9. | Comes Autumn
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| 10. | Embraceable You
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| 11. | How Deep Is the Ocean?
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| 12. | Alone Together
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| 13. | Ev'rything I Love
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Jazz
Sir Roland Hanna
* Marc Stedman - Editing
* Neil Tesser - Liner Notes
* Tom Lazarus - Balance Engineer
"The recently departed jazz pianist Roland Hanna left a legacy of some of the most exquisite music ever heard. He was first choice for many of the greatest jazz vocalists including the divine Sarah Vaughan and was equally respected by no less a task-master than Charles Mingus. Solo recordings are especially challenging to pull off, but Hanna handled the task with ease and comfort, relying on his chops and his impeccable taste. Everything I Love is a stunningly beautiful solo recording that finds Hanna at the peak of his powers. You can hear the history of the music shining through his fingertips. The feeling for the blues, the Tatumesque touches, the joy and soulfulness, as well as supreme sense of grace evidenced throughout. For these final sessions Hanna sat at the piano and commenced to recording Everything I Love. Apparently, there was enough material recorded to release a series, of which this is the first. Hannas interpretations of I Hear A Rhapsody, In The Blue of The Evening, Embraceable You and Send In The Clowns amply display his disarming sensitivity and reveal his heart and soul in a way that is quite rare and beautiful. Everything I Love sparkles like a radiant jewel."
One of only four 2003 releases to receive DownBeat's rare five star designation, "Everything I Love" is one of the finest jazz solo piano albums ever recorded. Many connoisseurs believe that Roland Hanna was the greatest jazz piano soloist since Art Tatum, and the playing on this album is unsurpassed in its inventiveness, beauty and style.
On Everything I Love, one of pianist Sir Roland Hanna's final recordings, he is in a relaxed mood, digging into a variety of strong melodies. Hanna, who is heard throughout playing solo, strides lightly, alters the mood and tempos enough to keep one's interest, and shows that he was a masterful interpreter. He even makes "Send in the Clowns" sound worthy and contributes a pair of fine originals, including a tribute to Milt Jackson ("Bags"). Hanna's style was based in swing but open to bop and later styles, and since he was very much a two-handed pianist, his solo outing is a constant delight.
--- Scott Yanow, 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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