Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook

Nightwind: An Erroll Garner 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 Erroll Garner along with a tribute by Hicks.

Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook
Studio album by
John Hicks
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999
RecordedJune 21, 1997
Audiomation Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
GenreJazz
Length57:35
LabelHighNote
HCD 7035
ProducerCecil Brooks III
John Hicks chronology
Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
(1997)		 Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook
(1999)		 Cry Me a River
(1997)

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Hicks' tribute to the late Erroll Garner emphasizes the song writing brilliance that is overshadowed by the huge success of his classic "Misty"... John Hicks has done a service to jazz fans by exploring the music of Erroll Garner in greater detail".[2] JazzTimes said "Hicks is a very different pianist than Garner: his left hand carries subtle dynamic shadings, where Garner's was all about time. He shares with Garner a reverence for melody and a sense of musical destination that gives form to his improvisations".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Erroll Garner except as indicated

  1. "Tribute to EG" (John Hicks) - 2:59
  2. "Misty" - 6:23
  3. "Paris Cries" - 4:24
  4. "Paris Lover" - 5:25
  5. "Night Wind" - 3:29
  6. "Left Bank Swing" - 3:40
  7. "Passing Through" - 4:04
  8. "Something Happens" - 7:06
  9. "Solitaire" (Steve Allen, Erroll Garner) - 4:58
  10. "It Gets Better Every Time" - 4:02
  11. "Dreamy" - 6:44

Personnel

Production
  • Cecil Brooks III - producer
  • George Heid - engineer

References
  1. John Hicks discography accessed February 25, 2015
  2. Dryden, K., Allmusic Review, accessed February 25, 2015
  3. Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, March 2000
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