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Classic Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945

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Classic Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945 --- 2012

Limited Edition of 5000. Includes a 28-page booklet. SESSIONS DATES AND LOCATIONS: # 1-1, 1-2: Chicago, December 11, 1928 (Earl HInes). # 1-3, 1-4: Chicago, December 12, 1928 (Earl HInes). # 1-5, 1-6, 1-17 to 1-19: Chicago, February 13, 1929 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 1-7, 1-8, 1-20: Chicago, February 14, 1929 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 1-9, 1-10, 1-21 to 1-23: Chicago, February 15, 1929 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra) # 1-11, 1-24: Chicago, February 22, 1929 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 1-12, 1-25: Chicago, February 25, 1929 (Earl Hines). # 1-13, 1-14: Chicago, October 25, 1929 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 1-15, 1-16: NYC, June 28, 1932 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 2-1 to 2-6, 2-14 to 2-18: NYC, July 14, 1932 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 2-7, 2-8, 2-19 to 2-21: NYC, July 14, 1932 (Earl Hines). # 2-9 to 2-13, 2-22 to 2-26: NYC, February 13, 1933 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 3-1 to 3-4, 3-19: Chicago, October 27, 1933 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 3-5 to 3-8: NYC, March 26, 1934 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 3-9 to 3-12: NYC, March 27, 1934 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 3-13 to 3-17, 3-20: NYC, Chicago, February 10, 1937 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 3-18, 3-21: NYC, Chicago, February 10, 1937 (Earl Hines Quartet). # 4-1 to 4-5, 4-19 to 4-22: Chicago 11, 1937 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 4-6 to 4-10, 4-23, 4-24: NYC, March 7, 1938 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 4-11, 4-12: NYC, March 17, 1938 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 4-13 to 4-18, 4-25: NYC, July 12, 1939 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 5-1 to 5-6: Chicago, October 6, 1939 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 5-7, 5-21: Chicago, October 21, 1939 (Earl Hines). # 5-8 to 5-11: NYC, February 13, 1940 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 5-12, 5-13, 5-23: NYC, February 26, 1940 (Earl Hines). # 5-14 to 5-20, 5-24, 5-25: NYC, June 19, 1940 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 6-1: Chicago, September 6, 1940, (Sidney Bechet Trio). # 6-2 to 6-5, 6-19, 6-20: Chicago, September 6, 1940, (Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers). # 6-6 to 6-11: Hollywood, December 2, 1940 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 6-12 to 6-18: NYC, April 3, 1941 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 7-1 to 7-6: Hollywood, August 20, 1941 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 7-7 to 7-10, 7-26: Chicago, October 28, 1941 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 7-11 to 7-14: NYC, November 17, 1941 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 7-15 to 7-18: NYC, March 19, 1942 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). # 7-19 to 7-22: NYC, February 26, 1944 (Earl Hines Trio). # 7-23 to 7-25: NYC, February 26, 1944 (Earl Hines And His Orchestra). PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED: 1-22, 2-4, 2-9(?), 2-23(?), 3-2, 3-15, 3-18, 4-21, 4-22, 6-12, 7-14, 7-26 EARL HINES PIANO SOLOS: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-12, 1-25, 2-07, 2-8, 2-19 to 2-21, 5-7, 5-12, 5-13, 5-21, 5-23, 6-17, 6-18, 6-22, 6-23 NOTES FOR SESSION: # 1-1- to 1-2: Prior discographies have liste December 9, 1928 for this session, however, the OKeh file cards show the above date (with further proof coming from a [a1066755] session with Hines as accompanist being recorded on the same day). # 1-5, 1-6, 1-17 to 1-19: Although not confirmed, it has been suggested that the arrangements for the next few session (unless where noted) were noted by [a2116533]. # 1-15, 1-16: Supevised by [a2174973] OR [a370725] (I've include both in the credits). # 2-1 to 2-6: Supevised by [a2174973] OR [a370725] (I've include both in the credits). # 2-9 to 2-13, 2-22 to 2-26: It also been suggested that [a780400] and [a257353] are the arrangers of Rosetta. Supevised by [a2174973] OR [a370725] (I've include both in the credits). # 3-1 to 3-4, 3-19: #3-4: arranged by [a2782574] OR [a401548] (I've include both in the credits). # 4-1 to 4-5, 4-19 to 4-22: poss. Ernest Williams. Some discographies list the personnel for this session as that of the February 10, 1937 session, However, a Down Beat article from September 1937 shows the personnel shown above as leasing for a tour for a tour on August 12th. Jazz Archives 2 (LP) incorretly credits [a2258359] with the vocal Blue Skies and the take is the second. # 5-8 to 5-11, 5-22: Tracks # 5-9, [a335601] is the one who makes the vocal interjections. # 5-12, 5-13, 5-23: Earl Hines plays a Storytone piano, an early electric piano. # 5-14 to 5-20, 5-24, 5-25: #5-Trackcs #5-19, 5-24 arranged by [a401548] or [a317503] (I have credited both). Tracks #5-20, 5-25 :Vocal interjections by [a335601]. # 6-1 to 6-5, 6-19, 6-20: The beginning of Stompy Jones is cut due to either a faulty trimming of the outer portion of the master disc or the delay in a mute button being disengaged by the engineer. All commercial releases have this very slight cut. # 7-11 to 7-14: Altough some discographies list [a231641] as arranger for The Earl has not been confirmed that is his chart which is different from the Powell arrangement for [a254768]. # 7-23 to 7-25: Some discographies list Rene Hall as doubling on trombone. The original RCA Victor file card list the personnel and instrumentation as shown in the booklet.