The World of Earl Hines

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The World of Earl Hines is written by Stanley Dance and published by New York : Charles Scribner's Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0684150301 (ISBN 10) and 9780684150307 (ISBN 13).

Dazzling the world of jazz with his innovative style, Earl Hines has gained recognition as a genius of improvisation, equal in reputation to the legendary Art Tatum. This book has compiled a portrait of the famous pianist--the players around him, the South Side Chicago scene, the rise of the big bands and their collapse--in the compelling and frank form of an oral history. In his own words Earl Hines recalls the story of his phenomenal career and of the different eras of jazz. Notables of the music community such as Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Trummy Young and Budd Johnson tell in their own ways their impressions of Earl Hines as a pianist, bandleader and personality. For years Earl Hines has performed superbly for audiences throughout the western hemisphere. His long career, rich in incident and brilliant in creation, assures us that he will stand among the giants of jazz. Count Basie once said of him, 'Why, Earl can go on for ninety years and never be out of date.' Illustrated with more than 120 photographs. --Adapted from dust jacket.