Hicks Time

Hicks Time
Studio album by
John Hicks
Released1998
GenreJazz
LabelPassin' Thru
ProducersOliver Lake, Richard Franklin
John Hicks chronology
Ow!
(1998)		 Hicks Time
(1998?)		 Beautiful Friendship
(2000)

Hicks Time is an album of solo performances by jazz pianist John Hicks.

Music and recording

All but two of the compositions are by Hicks. The other two – "Reminds Me" and "Jest a Little" – were by Oliver Lake, who was also the album's co-producer, along with Richard Franklin. "Redd's Blues" is a tribute to pianist Freddie Redd.

Release and reception

The album was released by Passin' Thru Records, around 1998. Hicks' playing was described by the JazzTimes reviewer as ranging "from the lush 19th century Romantic tradition through the vast-American-plains spaciousness of Aaron Copland, while also ingeniously incorporating the swinging phrasing of classic jazz and the challenging twists and turns of post-bop, as epitomized by longtime influence John Coltrane."

Track listing

  1. "Naima's Love Song"
  2. "Peanut Butter"
  3. "Hicks' Time"
  4. "April Eyes"
  5. "Redd's Blues"
  6. "Reminds Me"
  7. "Jest a Little"
  8. "Two Heartbeats"
  9. "Heart to Heart"
  10. "Steadfast"
  11. "After the Morning"

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Hicks – Hicks Time: Solo Piano". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ Sohmer, Jack (December 1, 1998) "John Hicks: Hicks Time". JazzTimes.
  3. 1 2 "Hicks Time" (CD liner notes). Passin' Thru Records. PWPT 41211.
  4. ↑ "John Hicks Catalog". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 28, 2017.