Colors from a Giant's Kit
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| Studio album by Roland Hanna | ||||
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CD |
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14th |
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1:05:44 |
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William F. Sorin |
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Colors from a Giant's Kit is a posthumous jazz album by pianist Roland Hanna . The recordings made in the 1990s were released on IPO Recordings in 2011.
background
This posthumous album brings together parts of his solo sessions from his late career; on this Hanna interprets not only his original compositions but also standards and jazz works by others, such as Duke Ellington's “ In a Mellow Tone ”, “ Lush Life ” by Billy Strayhorn , “ Naima ” and “ Moment's Notice ” by John Coltrane . This 1990s recording was produced by William Sorin, a fan of pianist Sir Roland Hanna.
Track list
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- Roland Hanna: Colors from a Giant's Kit (IPO Recordings IPOC1020)
- Colors from a Giant's Kit (Hanna)
- Natalie Rosanne (Hanna)
- A Story, Often Told But Seldom Heard (Hanna)
- Robbin's Nest ( Bob Russell , Illinois Jacquet , Charles Thompson )
- My Romance ( Ned Washington , Victor Young )
- Blues (Traditional)
- 'Cello (Hanna)
- Moment's Notice (John Coltrane)
- Lush Life ( Billy Strayhorn )
- 20th Century Rag (Hanna)
- Naima (John Coltrane)
- Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn)
- In a Mellow Tone (Ellington)
- Cherokee ( Ray Noble )
reception
Ken Dryden gave the album four stars in Allmusic and wrote: "One can only hope that IPO has more, unpublished recordings by Sir Roland Hanna in its inventory to continue this masterful greeting to one of the greats of the jazz piano."
Raul D'Gama Rose wrote in All About Jazz that Hanna's technical mastery was seldom surpassed, his musicality was great and his sense of timing was as perfect as his indomitable swing. Hanna always played with a certain sense of joy that came from a deep connection with the blues, and like his one-time employer Coleman Hawkins , his music would be full of feelings and emotions, but he would always be in command of where he wanted to go musically. He would have done this with so little fuss that his virtuosity is often forgotten. So this album could be a constant reminder of Hanna's almost forgotten contributions to the literature of the piano.
Kathy Parsons said that to call this music stunning was a huge understatement, both because of the joy of playing that permeated the music and because of the incredible technical skills that Sir Hanna would have possessed. He composed music in many genres, often combining jazz and classical elements into a style known as classical jazz. “The music on this album covers a broad spectrum of music, which clearly shows Hanna's versatility and his brilliant, unique musical vision.” Colors from a Giant's Kit is an amazing tour de force from one of the true masters of the jazz piano , the author sums up . If one wanted to learn about Sir Roland Hanna's music this would be a great place to start.
David Whiteis wrote in JazzTimes , “Hanna brings out the full arsenal of his technical and resourceful talents, but his playing is permeated with an emotional immediacy that touches the core of the blues expression. Such an effective balance between strength and soul was remarkably rare and makes Hanna's absence - he died in 2002 - all the more unfortunate. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roland Hanna: Colors from a Giant's Kit at Discogs
- ^ Review of the album at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Raul D'Gama Rose: Sir Roland Hanna: Colors from a Giant's Kit. All About Jazz, August 21, 2011, accessed March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Kathy Parsons: Album Review: Colors From A Giant's Kit. Mainly Piano, May 17, 2011, accessed March 17, 2020 .
- ↑ David Whiteis: Sir Roland Hanna: Colors From a Giant's Kit. JazzTimes, April 25, 2019, accessed March 17, 2020 .