Earl Hines

Born: Dec 28, 1905 in Duquesne, PA

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Died: Apr 23, 1983 in Oakland, CA

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Once called "the first modern jazz pianist," Earl Hines differed from the stride pianists of the 1920s by breaking up the stride rhythms with unusual accents from his left hand. While his right hand often played octaves so as to ring clearly over ensembles, Hines had the trickiest left hand in the business, ...Read full biography

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The Quintessential Recording Session

Released: 1970

Label: Halcyon (UK)

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In 1970, Earl Hines was persuaded to do new versions of the eight solo performances that he had recorded at the beginning of his career, 42 years earlier. Some of these songs (most notably "Chimes in Blues," ...Read full review

Tour de Force

Released: 1972

Label: 1201 Music

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Pianist Earl Hines is in top form on this brilliant set of solo piano. This CD (which has three previously unreleased performances along with five of the six numbers from its counterpart LP) and Tour de ...Read full review

More Earl Hines albums: Main Albums (90), Compilations (137), DVD/Video (1)

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