Honor Thy Fatha by Earl Hines (CD, Sep-1994, Drive Archive)

Album Features
UPC:	780674103428
Artist:	Earl Hines
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1994
Record Label:	Drive Archive
Genre:	Jazz Instrument, Piano

Track Listing
1. Misty
2. Humoresque
3. Birdland

Details
Distributor:	Ryko Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Recorded in 1975.This CD reissues one of pianist Earl Hines's last recordings, a Direct to Disc album done originally for RealTime and formerly titled Hits I've Missed. Hines (with backup from bassist Red Callender and drummer Bill Douglass) performs nine songs, some of which were more familiar than others. Certainly Hines was well acquainted with Fats Waller's "Squeeze Me" and "Ain't Misbehavin, '" Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" and James P. Johnson's "Old Fashioned Love" but he had never recorded "Misty," Horace Silver's "The Preacher" or "Blue Monk" before. The real wild card track was his rendition of "Birdland," with Red Callender switching to tuba. This interesting CD (well-played but not really essential) adds alternate versions of "Birdland" and "Blue Monk" to the original program. ~ Scott Yanow