[Dixielandjazz] Dick Hyman Concert

[Barb Jordan]

Hi all,

 

Last month we here in the land of Muskoka, had the pleasure to see and hear the great Dick Hyman in concert.

 

He appeared at the Gravenhurst Opera House and presented "Dick Hyman's - Century of Jazz Piano"

 

The opera house in Gravenhurst is small and intimate.  The concert was sold out.

 

After the concert, Dick came down into the basement, where people had gathered informally for some impromptu performances by local musicians.  He stayed for a long while and I enjoyed talking to him.

 

Thanks to Jack Hutton, the great ragtime pianist for making this happen.

 

Here are the tunes Dick played:

 

First Half:

 

1) Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin - 1899

2) Wall Street Rag - Scott Joplin - 1909

3) Ragtime Dance - Scott Joplin - 1904

4) Euphonic Sounds - Scott Joplin - 1909

5) Carolina Shout - James P. Johnson - 1917

6) Keep Off the Grass - James P. Johnson - 1921

7) Eccentricity - James P. Johnson - 1918

8) You've Got to Be Modernistic - James P. Johnson - 1929

9) The Crave - Jelly Roll Morton - ?+1938

10) Finger Buster - Jelly Roll Morton - ?+1938

11) Nickel in the Slot - Zez Confrey - 1923

12) Liza ( All the Clouds'll Soon Roll By) George/Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn - 1924

 

Second Half:

 

1) Tea for Two (Art Tatum Version) - Vincent Youmans/Irving Ceasar - 1925

2) In the Dark - Bix Beiderbecke - 1931

3) Echo of Spring - Willie the Lion Smith/Clarence Williams, Tausha Hammed, 1935

4) Take the "A" Train - Billy Strayhorn

5) Lullaby of Broadway - George Shearing/George David Weiss - 1952

6) Taking a Chance on Love (Errol Garner Version) - Vernon Duke/John LaTouche, Ted Fetter - 1940

7) Waltz for Debbie - Bill Evans - 1964

8) Take Five - Paul Desmond - 1961

 

 

Barbara Jordan

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

 

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