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| 1. | When I Grow Too Old to Dream
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| 2. | Street of Dreams
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| 3. | You Stepped Out of a Dream
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| 4. | Day Dream
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| 5. | This Time the Dream's on Me
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| 6. | Skylark
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| 7. | I Hear a Rhapsody
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| 8. | Dream
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| 9. | So in Love
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| 10. | Dream Dancing
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| 11. | A Sleepin' Bee
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| 12. | You Do Something to Me
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Jazz / Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Sir Roland Hanna
Claude Monet Cover Art
Eddie Locke Drums
Jack Frisch Photography
Katherine Miller Engineer
Paul West Bass
Shuji Kitamura Mixing, Mastering
Tetsuo Hara Producer, Mixing, Mastering
Todd Barkan Producer
One of Sir Roland Hanna's last recordings prior to his death at the end of 2002 was this session for the Japanese Venus label. With seven of the 12 songs incorporating the word "dream" in their titles, it seemed to be a fitting title for the CD. Hanna is joined by bassist Paul West and drummer Eddie Locke, kicking off with a rollicking take of "When I Grow Too Old to Dream." The pianist and the bassist trade lines throughout the lush introduction to the infrequently heard "Street of Dreams." The joyful interpretation of "This Time the Dream's on Me" (a favorite of Marian McPartland) and swinging treatment of "Dream" are also highlights. The "non-dream" tracks include a lullaby-like arrangement of "A Sleepin' Bee" and a toe-tapping "I Hear a Rhapsody." Highly recommended. ~ 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 |
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