Released October 20, 1998 Label HighNote
HCD 7019 Release date 20 October 1998 Genre Jazz | Length 65:57 Artist John Hicks Producer Cecil Brooks III | |
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Recorded June 17, 1997
Audiomation Studio, Pittsburgh, PA Something to Live For A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
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Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook is an album by pianist John Hicks which was recorded in 1997 and released on the HighNote label. The album features ten compositions by Billy Strayhorn along with two by Hicks.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic reviewed the album stating "he shows his softer side here, tackling the lush romanticism of Strayhorn's timeless compositions with an appropriately light touch and sense of nuance". JazzTimes called it "a fine stroll through familiar Strayhorn terrain that pays substantial dividends".
Track listing
All compositions by Billy Strayhorn except as indicated
- "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 5:44
- "Day Dream" (Ellington, Strayhorn John La Touche) - 6:40
- "Medley: Lotus/Blossom" - 4:08
- "Blood Count" - 6:59
- "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" - 3:07
- "Chelsea Bridge" - 6:10
- "Lush Life" - 6:05
- "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - 5:30
- "Minor Blues" (John Hicks) - 4:33
- "Passion Flower" - 6:42
- "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 5:23
- "Summary" (Hicks) - 4:56
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Something to Live For5:46
2Daydream6:45
3Medley: Lotus - Blossom4:11
References
Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA