Trio + Strings | |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | John Hicks |
Cover: | Trio + Strings.jpg |
Recorded: | September 23, 24, 27, 1997 |
Studio: | Mapleshade Studio, Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
Genre: | Jazz |
Label: | Mapleshade |
Chronology: | John Hicks |
Prev Title: | Cry Me a River |
Prev Year: | 1997 |
Year: | 1997 |
Next Title: | Impressions of Mary Lou |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Trio + Strings is an album by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1997.
The album was recorded at Mapleshade Studio, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on September 23, 24, and 27, 1997.[1] The compositions were by Hicks, with the exception of "Passion Flower". The string arrangements were by Larry Willis.[2]
Trio + Strings was released by Mapleshade Records.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that it was "Not our favourite Hicks record by any means but an accomplished and pleasing record." JazzTimes stated that Hicks' writing "evokes Strayhorn [...] Evans, Ibrahim, and perhaps even Elmo Hope".
All compositions are by John Hicks, except where noted.