JOHN HICKS
john hicks
John Hicks is a well-schooled pianist, having attended the Berklee School of Music and Lincoln University. Originally from St. Louis, he has now made New York his home. He has been performing since his early 20's, and has worked with the likes of Little Milton, Woody Herman, Pharoah Sanders, Art Blakey, and Betty Carter. This is his fourth album, which was originally released on LP, in 1984 on Theresa Records. Featured are Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, and Walter Booker on bass. This is the first time it has been issued on CD, and includes a bonus track, "Beantown Blues", featuring Idris Muhammad on drums. It is mastered from the original analog tapes and the A/D conversion was at 24 bit using the Pacific Microsonics HDCD encoder.
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