Hicks Time Explained

Hicks Time
Type:Studio
Artist:John Hicks
Cover:Hicks Time.jpg
Released:1998
Genre:Jazz
Label:Passin' Thru
Producer:Oliver Lake, Richard Franklin
Chronology:John Hicks
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Hicks Time is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist John Hicks.

Music and recording

All but two of the compositions are by Hicks.[1] The other two – "Reminds Me" and "Jest a Little" – were by Oliver Lake, who was also the album's co-producer,[2] along with Richard Franklin.[3] "Redd's Blues" is a tribute to pianist Freddie Redd.

Release and reception

The album was released by Passin' Thru Records,[4] around 1998. Hicks' playing was described by the JazzTimes reviewer as ranging "from the lush 19th century Romantic tradition through the vast-American-plains spaciousness of Aaron Copland, while also ingeniously incorporating the swinging phrasing of classic jazz and the challenging twists and turns of post-bop, as epitomized by longtime influence John Coltrane."

Track listing

  1. "Naima's Love Song"
  2. "Peanut Butter"
  3. "Hicks' Time"
  4. "April Eyes"
  5. "Redd's Blues"
  6. "Reminds Me"
  7. "Jest a Little"
  8. "Two Heartbeats"
  9. "Heart to Heart"
  10. "Steadfast"
  11. "After the Morning"

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/hicks-time-solo-piano-mw0000668354 "John Hicks – Hicks Time: Solo Piano"
  2. Sohmer, Jack (December 1, 1998) "John Hicks: Hicks Time". JazzTimes.
  3. "Hicks Time" (CD liner notes). Passin' Thru Records. PWPT 41211.
  4. http://www.jazzdisco.org/john-hicks/catalog "John Hicks Catalog"