Dick Hyman
Richard Roven "Dick" Hyman (born March 8, 1927 in New York City , New York ) is an American jazz pianist and arranger .
Life
Dick Hyman was classically trained, studied at the Juilliard School and was a student of Teddy Wilson . In 1949 and 1950 Hyman played with Roy Eldridge ( Roy Eldridge and His Little Jazz Vol. 1 , 1950 ), Benny Goodman , Tony Scott and Red Norvo and appeared in Charlie Parker's musical film Hot House in 1952 . With his trio he had a first hit in the national charts in 1954 with his interpretation of the song Unforgettable by Nat King Cole . In 1956 he had a national and international hit in the pop charts with the Dick Hyman Trio with his instrumental version of the Moritat by Mackie Messer from the Threepenny Opera .
In the further 1950s and 1960s he worked primarily as a studio musician and worked with Arthur Godfrey and Leonard Feather . He was also one of the first musicians to deal with the Moog synthesizer . In the 1970s, Hyman was a member of the New York Jazz Repertory Company, founded the Perfect Jazz Repertory Quintet in 1976 and worked on the soundtracks to several of Woody Allen's films . Dick Hyman remained musically active in the following decades, for example in cooperation with Ruby Braff and Peter Appleyard .
In 2006 he was honored with the German Jazz Trophy for his life's work . In 2017, the Mayor of New York declared July 18 Dick Hyman Day .
Selection discography
- 1963: Moon Gas ( MGM Records ) with Mary Mayo
- 1981: Live At Michael's Pub (JazzMania) with Roger Kellaway
- 1988: 14 Piano Favorites ( Music & Arts )
- 1990: Music Of 1937 ( Concord )
- 1990: Stride Piano Summit ( Milestone ) with Harry Sweets Edison , Jay McShann , Red Callender , Mike Lipskin
- 1990: Plays Duke Ellington (Reference)
- 1993: Concord Duo Series, Vol. 6 (Concord) with Ralph Sutton
- 1995: Elegies, Mostly ( Gemini ) with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- 1995: Cheek to Cheek ( Arbors )
- 1998: Dick & Derek at the Movies (Arbors) with Derek Smith
- 2001: Forgotten Dreams (Arbors) with John Sheridan
- 2008: Stridin 'the Classics (Jazz Connaisseur) with Bernd Lhotzky
- 2016: E Pluribus Duo , with Ken Peplowski
- 2019: Dick Hyman / Ken Peplowski: Counterpoint: Lerner & Loewe (Arbors)
Film music (selection)
- 1977: Bloody Ice ( The deadliest season )
- 1978: A Mysterious House ( French Quarter )
- 1979: Sleep Well Father ( The last Tenant )
- 1980: The Crab War ( King Crab )
- 1982: Zelig
- 1984: Broadway Danny Rose
- 1984: The Purple Rose of Cairo
- 1987: Moonstruck
- 1988: Bacall on Bogart
- 1988: Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaiser
- 1992: Swing Kids
- 1995: Beloved Aphrodite
- 1996: Everyone says: I love you
- 1999: Sweet and Lowdown
publication
- Dick Hyman, Clem DeRosa : It's Time for Some Piano Changes . Kendor Music, 1980
Web links
- Dick Hyman at Allmusic (English)
- Dick Hyman at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- German Jazz Trophy
Individual evidence
- ↑ The title came in the US bestseller charts at number 10, see Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 287
- ↑ In the British singles charts, the title reached number 9; compare Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit Records. British Chart Singles 1950-1965 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1988, p. 59
- ^ NYC Major proclaims July 18 Dick Hyman Day
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hyman, Dick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hyman, Richard Roven (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |