[78-L] EARL HINES.

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Fri Oct 16 10:40:45 PDT 2009


Gulp!  Thanks for the correction,  Tim.  Hines is on the other side and my 
brain just clouded up (not the first time).

It's one of my fave Armstrong sides as well.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Huskisson" <timhuskisson at btinternet.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] EARL HINES.


> That's Buck Washington (of 'Buck & Bubbles'), not Hines. But definitely a
> heartfelt performance; one of my favourite Louis records.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tim Huskisson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Taylor Bowie
> Sent: 16 October 2009 17:56
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> I'd add to Spats' list the duet on Okeh of "Dear Old Southland" which is a
> very heartfelt performance by both Hines and Armstrong.
>
> Taylor
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Spats" <spats47 at ntlworld.com>
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> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 2:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] EARL HINES.
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>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I couldn't disagree more. I saw him play live and he was one of the
>> most exciting pianists I've ever heard. He was way ahead of his time
>> and certainly a great partner for Louis Armstrong in the early days.
>> Try playing 'Weatherbird' and the Savoy Ballroom 5 records of the
>> late 20s. His big band was likewise ground-breaking!
>>
>> (This is not just because I share his name!). ;-)
>>
>> Earl Okin.
>>
>> At 12:00 pm -0700 15/10/2009, 78-l-request at klickitat.78online.com wrote:
>>>Message: 2
>>>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:00:44 -0700
>>>From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [78-L] Earl Hines
>>>To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
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>>>  Earl Hines is another pianist who doesn't move 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
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