[78-L] Earl Hines

[Taylor Bowie]

Hi Julian,

I mentioned those two Hines records in particular because I love his solos 
on them.  I also love the one on the Brunswick of Julia (great Fuller vocal, 
too) where he sort of skitters around but lands on his feet at the end.

I don't think those Hines records from  '32 to '37 get as much attention or 
praise as they deserve.  I can listen to them over and over and still get 
the  feeling of excitement I had when I first discovered them back in the 
70s.   The charts are interesting and the band really swings even at slower 
tempos...that's something not all bands could do.

As with the Hines work on the Noone records...it's hard to separate his 
solos from his ensemble work...he really does drive the band.  I would agree 
with Julian that his solo records are not all that satisfying...maybe he 
just needed a band with him to really draw out his best.

I saw him here in Seattle in the mid-70s with Cozy Cole on drums...it was a 
fine performance by all.


Taylor




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 1:42 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Earl Hines


> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>  Earl Hines is another pianist who doesn't move me that much. The first
>>  couple of his records I bought were his Felsted session of 1958, which I
>>  thought was excellent. Next were his OK piano solos, which were fine.
>>  Nothing after that appealed to me. His work on the Cozy Cole and Charlie
>>  Shavers Keynotes show him to be floundering badly, whilst trying to
>>  sound clever. I also find that there is no emotional feel to his 
>> playing.
>>
>>   Julian Vein
>>
>>
>>
>> I like Hines' work with Noone and with his own band,  1928 to maybe
>> 1941...full of accents and moves which keep me entertained and on my 
>> toes,
>> rather than just wearing me down as does most of Tatum's playing.  I love
>> his solo on the Noone record of I Know That You Know..also the Hines band
>> 1937 Vocalion of Flanny Doodle Swing,  which I recall is a Budd Johnson
>> tune/chart.  Simple,  but very effective arrangement...and you can NOT 
>> beat
>> Walter Fuller for hard swinging and edgy trumpet solos!  And I love his
>> singing.
>
>> Taylor
> ===========
> I was talking about Hines the pianist, rather than the bandleader, and I
> missed out the Noone stuff in error!
>
>      Julian Vein
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