Earl Hines – Life With Fatha (E/E) – LP, US 1966

Life With Fatha is an LP by Earl Hines from 1966 released on the VSP label.

About this album

Earl's Pearls is a fine example of Earl Hines’ late-career swing artistry, balancing wit, drive and elegant touch. Issued in 1960, the album finds the influential pianist revisiting standards and blues with the rhythmic invention and melodic sparkle that made him one of jazz’s great pianists. Hines’ left-hand momentum and sharply articulated right-hand lines give familiar material a fresh lift, while his relaxed swing feel keeps the performance buoyant throughout. Coming after decades at the centre of jazz history, it shows how his style remained both authoritative and alive, with performances that bridge early stride piano and modern post-war swing.

Genre: Jazz