"Perhaps the finest all-round mainstream jazz pianist alive … " --- Philip Elwood, San Francisco Examiner | |
 After a lifetime of playing and studying the music of Bix Beiderbecke, Hyman announced he’d like to record for Reference Recordings a solo program of music associated with Bix, including all five original pieces Bix wrote for piano.  The Pre-eminent pianist in Classic Jazz delivers a solo set of standards, stride romps and an original tune available nowhere else! These performances raise the ante for pianists every where. 
 With some of the greatest jazzmen who lived and played through The Age of Swing; Phil Bodner, Urbie Green, Milt Hinton, Butch Miles, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Temperly, Frank Wess amd Joe Wilder. Reference Recordings' all-time fastest seller! " * * * * -1/2" -- Downbeat   RR-72 [HDCD] The even-hotter follow-up, featuring Peter Appleyard, Jay Leonhart, Nancy Marano, Butch Miles, Ken Peplowski, Bucky Pizzarelli, Randy Sandke and Frank Wess.  RR-50 [HDCD] (Solo Piano) " As close to perfection as humanly and technically possible. * * * * " -- CD Review  DIRECT-TO-CD DICK HYMAN PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTON RR-50DCD DIRECT-TO-CD [HDCD] (Solo Piano)  RR-33 (Solo Piano) "Excellent musicianship, top-quality material and grade-A sound." -- Audio Magazine.  ... PLAYS FATS WALLER RR-33DCD DIRECT-TO-CD (Solo Piano) | |
Reference Recordings are distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading