Dick Hyman is the rarest of repertory artists, combining exceptional technique and musical taste with a keen sensitivity to the nuances of the music he's playing. Rather than simply try to re-create the music, Hyman immerses himself in it to such a degree that it becomes his own. That involvement is apparent here, in this highly personal homage to Fats Waller, who was both a superb songwriter and a great jazz pianist. Hyman provides warmly lyrical versions of the best-known songs, like "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose," and virtuosic treatments of the pieces on which Waller developed the art of stride, imbuing them all with his own distinct personality. Like all of Hyman's Reference recordings, this is superbly recorded, with brilliant fidelity and presence. --Stuart Broomer
60 Great All Time Songs, Vol. 3,Dick Hyman,Reference Recordings,Classic Jazz,Jazz,Jazz Music,Lounge,Pop,Stride,Swing
Jazz Music:
- A Jazz Guitar Christmas
- All the Magic
- All Wound Up
- Ancient of Days
- At the Atlantic with Ove Lind Quintet
- Auburn Collection
- Blue Montreux Live V.1 [Original recording remastered] [Import] [Live]
- Blues For Some Friends of Mine
- Blues Quarters, Vol. 1
- Caribbean Suite [Import]
Jazz Music
Jewish Music from Central Europe
Fickle Sonance [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Home in Your Heart: The Best of Solomon Burke
Intervals - Solo Work for Woodwinds, 2001