Dick Hyman and His Trio (1961)

About this title: Dick Hyman was one of the busiest pianists on call for recording dates of all kinds in the 1950s and 1960s, yet he still found the time to record a fair number of albums as a leader himself during that period of his career. On this 1960s session, he leads a trio that includes drummer Osie Johnson (also a very busy session player) and bassist Joe Benjamin, whose credits include recordings with Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, and Dizzy Gillespie. The emphasis is on tried and true show tunes and music from the movies, such as "Love for Sale," "Lazy Afternoon," "Lost in the Stars," ... read more

Tracks:

1. Love for Sale [Porter]
2. Make Someone Happy [Styne/Condon/Green]
3. Down Home Melody [Hyman]
4. Lost in the Stars [Anderson/Weill]
5. Somebody Stole My Gal [Wood]
6. When Your Lover Has Gone [Swan]
7. 42nd Street [Dubin/Warren]
8. The Bad and the Beautiful [Raksin]
9. The Jitterbug Waltz [Maltby/Waller]
10. Lazy Afternoon [Moross/Latouche]
11. Dites-Moi [Hammerstein/Rodgers]
12. People Will Say We're in Love [Hammerstein/Rodgers]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.