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词条 Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
释义

  1. Reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

     Production 

  4. References

{{Infobox album
| name = Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
| type = Studio
| artist = John Hicks
| cover = Something to Live For A Billy Strayhorn Songbook.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 20, 1998
| recorded = June 17, 1997
Audiomation Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 65:57
| label = HighNote
HCD 7019
| producer = Cecil Brooks III
| chronology = John Hicks
| prev_title = Newklear Music
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = An Erroll Garner Songbook
| next_year = 1997
}}

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.[1] The album features ten compositions by Billy Strayhorn along with two by Hicks.

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".[2] JazzTimes called it "a fine stroll through familiar Strayhorn terrain that pays substantial dividends".[3]{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}[2]
}}

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Strayhorn except as indicated
  1. "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 5:44
  2. "Day Dream" (Ellington, Strayhorn John La Touche) - 6:40
  3. "Medley: Lotus/Blossom" - 4:08
  4. "Blood Count" - 6:59
  5. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" - 3:07
  6. "Chelsea Bridge" - 6:10
  7. "Lush Life" - 6:05
  8. "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - 5:30
  9. "Minor Blues" (John Hicks) - 4:33
  10. "Passion Flower" - 6:42
  11. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 5:23
  12. "Summary" (Hicks) - 4:56

Personnel

  • John Hicks - piano
  • Dwayne Dolphin - bass
  • Cecil Brooks III - drums

Production

  • Cecil Brooks III - producer
  • Dino DeStefano - engineer

References

1. ^John Hicks discography accessed February 25, 2015
2. ^Roberts, J., Allmusic Review, accessed February 25, 2015
3. ^Jenkins, W., JazzTimes Review, December 1999
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