Selected piano solos : 1928-1941 / Earl "Fatha" Hines ; edited by Jeffrey Taylor.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Hines, Earl, 1903-1983, composer, performer.

Contributor:

Taylor, Jeffrey James, editor.

Series:

Music of the United States of America ; v. 15.

Recent researches in American music ; 56.

Recent researches in Music Online. 2577-4573.

Recent researches in American music ; 56

Music of the United States of America ; v. 15

Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573

Standardized Title:

Piano music. Selections

Language:

English

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Hines, Earl, 1903-1983.

Hines, Earl.

Piano music (Jazz)--Scores.

Piano music (Jazz).

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Genre:

Jazz.

Scores.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 score (l, 133 pages, 4 pages of plates)) : portraits.

Place of Publication:

Middleton, Wisconsin : Published for the American Musicological Society by A-R Editions, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

"As accompanist, ensemble player, and soloist, Earl 'Fatha' Hines (1903-83) revolutionized the role of the piano in jazz. This publication focuses on his solo artistry and includes complete transcriptions of twelve solo recordings made by Hines between 1928 and 1941. These pieces show how Hines integrated stride, blues, novelty piano, and Western classical music with the work of other improvising soloists (especially trumpeter Louis Armstrong) to develop an innovative and highly personal style that continues to influence jazz pianists today. The thirteen-year span of the edition will allow scholars to trace the development of Hines's improvisational approach and evaluate how Hines adapted to the changing stylistic language of the 1930s and early 1940s. Alternate versions of two improvisations are included to show how Hines approached the same tune in subsequent performances. A tune history, discography, and stylistic commentary for each piece is provided, as well as a prefatory essay examining Hines's life and career, his piano style, and his role in the development of the jazz piano solo as a genre." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Blues in thirds

Stowaway

Caution blues

A Monday date

I ain't got nobody

Fifty-seven varieties

Glad rag doll (Take 1)

Love me tonight (Take 2)

Down among the sheltering palms (Take 1)

Rosetta (Take 3)

Rosetta (Take 4)

On the sunny side of the street (Take 2).

Notes:

Transcriptions of solo jazz piano recordings made by Earl Hines between 1928 and 1941.

Due to copyright restrictions, all music except that of "I ain't got nobody" has been excluded from the electronic version. Please refer to the print version for music of the other solos, reprinted there on pages 6-10 and 50-121.

Includes the essay "Earl 'Fatha' Hines and the art of the jazz piano solo" (p. xv-l) and critical apparatus (p. 123-130).

Includes bibliographical references.

Recordings made in New York on Dec. 1, 1928, July 14, 1932, Oct. 6, 1939, and Apr. 3, 1941, and in Chicago on Dec. 9 and 12, 1928, and Feb. 25, 1929.

Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed June 13, 2019).

OCLC:

1105621745

Publisher Number:

A056 A-R Editions, Inc.