Once Upon a Time (Earl Hines album) explained
| Once Upon a Time |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Earl Hines |
| Cover: | earlonce.jpg |
| Released: | 1966 |
| Recorded: | January 10–11, 1966 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 37:24 |
| Label: | Impulse!
A-9108 |
| Producer: | Bob Thiele |
| Prev Title: | Blues So Low |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Spontaneous Explorations |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
Once Upon a Time is a studio album by American jazz pianist Earl Hines, recorded over January 10–11, 1966 and released on Impulse! later that year. Hines is accompanied by members of the Duke Ellington orchestra.
Personnel
Musicians
- Earl Hines – piano
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
- Pee Wee Russell – clarinet (tracks: A2, B1 to B3)
- Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope – alto saxophone (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3)
- Harold Ashby (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3), Paul Gonsalves (except "Fantastic, That's You") – tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tracks: A2, B1 to B3) – trombone (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
- Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (except B3) – trumpet (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
- Aaron Bell – bass (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B3)
- Elvin Jones (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2), Sonny Greer (tracks: A2, A4, B3) – drums
Technical personnel
- Bob Thiele – producer
- Bob Simpson – recording engineer
- Joe Lebow – design
- Charles Stewart – photography
- Stanley Dance – liner notes
