Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook

Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook is an album by the pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1997 and released on the HighNote label.[1] The album contains 10 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
StudioAudiomation 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 stated that "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 wrote: "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]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 700. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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