Dick Hyman - Thinking About Bix

Label:	Reference Recordings
Genre:	Jazz
Product No.:	CREF 116 HR
Availability:	Limited Stock
Category:	HRx

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Tracks (17)

HRx DVD-R data discs contain exact, digit-for-digit copies of the original Reference Recordings 176.4 kHz/24-bit digital masters. This is the ultimate in fidelity for two-channel sound: TRUE high-resolution audio, ready to load from DVD-R data discs onto your computer music server! To play HRx, the files on the DVD-R data disc must be uploaded to a computer music server, which then will play the music files through your audio system. You cannot play them on CD, DVD or SACD players.

Dick Hyman, one of the most accomplished and versatile musicians alive, is especially known as an authority on early jazz. After a lifetime of playing and studying the music of Bix Beiderbecke, Hyman announced he'd like to record for RR a solo program of music associated with Bix, including all five original pieces Bix wrote for piano. Hyman arranged other numbers Bix performed with various groups, and plays and improvises upon these in his distinctive, brilliant style. The title track is an infectious Hyman original reminiscent of the period. An attractive bonus is a piano four-hands performance with Hyman's friend and stride authority, Mike Lipskin.

"The musicianship is dazzling. At times, I just shook my head and laughed out loud at his level of virtuosity and musical invention – all in the service of the song. And the sound is swooningly beautiful." – Wayne Garcia, Fi Magazine

1. Candlelights

2. In The Dark

3. Flashes

4. In A Mist

5. Lonely Melody

6. Sweet Sue

7. Ostrich Walk

8. Clementine

9. Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down

10. Jazz Me Blues

11. T'aint So, Honey

12. Davenport Blues