From the Age of Swing

by Dick Hyman

Overview

As the title implies, this is very much a swing set. Pianist Dick Hyman (a master of all pre-bop styles) has little difficulty emulating Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum and Count Basie (among others) plus his own style in an octet also featuring trumpeter Joe Wilder, trombonist Urbie Green, altoist-clarinetist Phil Bodner, baritonist Joe Temperley, rhythm guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Butch Miles and (on three tunes) altoist Frank Wess. The opening and closing numbers are ad-lib blues both titled "From the Age of Swing"; sandwiched in between are ten swing-era standards plus a couple of obscure Duke Ellington items. Among the highlights are "Topsy," "Them There Eyes," "Rose Room" and "Mean to Me." No real surprises occur, but mainstream fans should like this swinging set. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/1994
Label:	Reference Recordings
UPC:	0030911105921
Rank:	125008

Tracks

1. From the Age of Swing
2. You're Driving Me Crazy/ Moten Swing
3. Topsy
4. Moonglow
5. Them There Eyes
6. Dooji Wooji
7. Soft Winds
8. What Is There to Say?
9. 'Deed I Do
10. Rose Room
11. I Know What You Do
12. Mean to Me
13. I'm Getting Sentimental over You
14. From the Age of Swing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dick Hyman   Primary Artist,Piano
Butch Miles   Guest Artist,Drums
Phil Bodner   Guest Artist,Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Joe Wilder   Guest Artist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Milt Hinton   Guest Artist,Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Urbie Green   Guest Artist,Trombone
Joe Temperley   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Frank Wess   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Bucky Pizzarelli   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)

Technical Credits

Paul Stubblebine   Digital Mastering
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Eddie Durham   Composer
Fletcher Henderson   Composer
Benny Goodman   Composer
George Bassman   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Edgar Battle   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Doris Tauber   Composer
Dick Hyman   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Walter Hirsch   Composer
Dick Sudhalter   Liner Notes
Ned Washington   Composer
Roy Turk   Composer
Johnny Hodges   Composer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Harry Williams   Composer
Art Hickman   Composer
William Tracey   Composer
Keith O. Johnson   Engineer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Benny Moten   Composer