[Dixielandjazz] Sacrilege

[Stephen G Barbone]

Here is a you tube link of Hot House with that "stride and  ragftime  
specialist" Dick Hyman on piano along with Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie  
Parker, and Charlie Smith or is it Max Roach?,on drums. Turn the sound  
way up at the end and you may hear Hyman resolving Dizzy's unresolved  
ending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkvCDCOGzGc

Yes, Dameron wrote Hot House, but it is based on the chord changes of  
Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love." Lots of so-called  
bebop tunes were re-writes over the chord changes of American Songbook  
Tunes. One can hum "What Is This Thing Called Love" along with Hot  
House, to hear the changes. Also, don't you love the "You boys got  
anything more to say?" Politically Incorrect these days. <grin>

Maybe Hyman had fond memories of playing it with Bird and Dizzy in  
1952 and that's why he wanted to do the tune again with Billy Taylor?  
He is, as you say, a piano specialist who can come closer to those Art  
Tatum runs than anyone else I ever heard.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband



On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:10 PM, John Blegen wrote:

> The tune is "Hot House," by Tadd Dameron.
>
> I first heard Dick Hyman at the Half Note in NYC in the early 60's,  
> playing with Clark Terry and Bobby Brookmyer.  I remember that Gus  
> Johnson was on drums, but I can't recall the bass player.  But Hyman  
> was definitely playing post-bebop piano that night, and I was  
> surprised when he later popped up as a stride and ragtime  
> specialist.  I actually think he's a PIANO specialist who can play  
> just about anything.
>
>
> John Blegen
> jcblegen.com
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>
> From: Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> To: John Blegen <jcblegen at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:30:38 AM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sacrilege
>
> Oh no! The wonderful stride and ragtime pianist  Dick Hyman is  
> really a closet BOPSTER!!!!!  To see him enjoying himself from full  
> chorus to trading fours with Billy Taylor, see:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqUe_euiudo&feature=channel
>
> The song is Charlie Parker's version of "What Is This Thing Called  
> Love".
>
> Yeah, Yeah, one eyes I know, that's not jazz. Ok, then tell it to  
> Hyman.  <grin>
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>
>
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