Title: A Vintage Classic
Product review: Earl "Fatha" Hines was one of the most influential pianists in the history of jazz, with a career that spanned the 20's clear through the 70s. In this, a collection of his earliest solo work, you can hear his techniques in their clearest pre-Bop form, as he started using them...and as many others learned from him as well. Many of the improvisations are still mainstays of jazz piano today. The pre-1930 tunes have a hot sound placing him right at the center of era on this instrument. What's more, they provide very pleasant listening and, as an added bonus, you can hear him play several that he himself wrote including Rosetta and A Monday Date. This is one of the 4 or 5 best collections of pre-1940 jazz piano for sale at present.
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