This "Jazz Hour" gives us nine extended solo piano performances of standards by Earl "Fatha" Hines near the end of his career and life, recorded somewhere in New York City in 1977.
There is no documentation as to the origin or story behind these sessions, which sound to be in a studio, but there is a peculiar scratching noise heard frequently in the background during the entire program.
Perhaps it is the sleeves or cuffs of Hines' shirt rubbing against either the piano, another facade, or a poorly placed microphone.
More likely it could simply be an old, less well preserved, or warped spool of a reel-to-reel tape.
Although the sound of his playing itself is clear and distinct, the background sonics, especially while listening on headphones, are to say the least, annoying.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just FriendsJohn Klenner, Sam M. Lewis | Earl Hines | Play | 08:40 | 20 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | I Cover the WaterfrontJohnny Green, Edward Heyman | Earl Hines | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 16 MB |
| 3 | The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)Isham Jones, Gus Kahn | Earl Hines | Play | 08:26 | 19 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | East of the SunBrooks Bowman | Earl Hines | Play | 08:14 | 19 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Indian SummerAl Dubin, Victor Herbert | Earl Hines | Play | 04:42 | 11 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | You Made Me Love YouJoseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco | Earl Hines | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | If I Had YouJimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro | Earl Hines | Play | 07:38 | 17 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Velvet MoonEddie DeLange, Josef Myrow | Earl Hines | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Can't We Talk It Over | Earl Hines | Play | 10:29 | 24 MB | 41 MB |
| 63 mins | 148 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 253 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Bowman | Composer |
| 2 | Jimmy Campbell | Composer |
| 3 | Reginald Connelly | Composer |
| 4 | Eddie DeLange | Composer |
| 5 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 6 | Johnny Green | Composer |
| 7 | Victor Herbert | Composer |
| 8 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 9 | Earl Hines | Piano, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Isham Jones | Composer |
| 11 | Gus Kahn | Composer |
| 12 | John Klenner | Composer |
| 13 | Sam M. Lewis | Composer |
| 14 | Joseph McCarthy | Composer |
| 15 | James V. Monaco | Composer |
| 16 | Josef Myrow | Composer |
| 17 | Ted Shapiro | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |