[Dixielandjazz] Pianist Dick Hyman--85--A Living Encyclopedia of Jazz--NPR

[Marek Boym]

Goodness,
Dick Hyman is 85!  Oh well, I, too, am a wee bit older than when I
heard him on VoA's Jazz Hour, probably in the '50's!

While on NPR they say that Hyman is mainly known for his solo work, I
must have heard more "band" Hyman than solo Hyman, commencing with the
fantastic "Ellington" big bands in Nice in 1976 and 1977, through the
Armstrong tribute concerts, to theClassic Jazz Band he brought to
Europe several times.

A wonderful musician.

Best,
Marek

On 12 March 2012 16:12, Norman Vickers <nvickers1 at cox.net> wrote:
> To: Musicians and Jazzfans; DJML
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> From: Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola
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> Happy Birthday Dick Hyman.  NPR celebrates Hyman’s recent 85th birthday with
> a profile. There are several recordings available for listening and links to
> other NPR programs also featuring Hyman.  He is a regular at the Arbors
> Piano Jazz Parties, contributor to soundtracks of many Woody Allen movies.
> Before that, he was a regular participant at Dick Gibson’s Colorado Jazz
> Parties which concluded  in 1993 after 30  consecutive Labor Day weekend
> events.
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> Here’s the link—rattle around the site and listen to several numbers.
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> http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/03/06/148056206/dick-hyman-a-living-breathing-encyclopedia-of-jazz
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