Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook

Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn 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 Billy Strayhorn along with two by Hicks.

Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
Studio album by
John Hicks
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998
RecordedJune 17, 1997
Audiomation Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
GenreJazz
Length65:57
LabelHighNote
HCD 7019
ProducerCecil Brooks III
John Hicks chronology
Newklear Music
(1997)		 Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
(1998)		 Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook
(1997)

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "he shows his softer side here, tackling the lush romanticism of Strayhorn's timeless compositions with an appropriately light touch and sense of nuance".[2] JazzTimes called it "a fine stroll through familiar Strayhorn terrain that pays substantial dividends".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Strayhorn except as indicated

  1. "Something to Live For" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 5:44
  2. "Day Dream" (Ellington, Strayhorn John La Touche) - 6:40
  3. "Medley: Lotus/Blossom" - 4:08
  4. "Blood Count" - 6:59
  5. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" - 3:07
  6. "Chelsea Bridge" - 6:10
  7. "Lush Life" - 6:05
  8. "U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)" - 5:30
  9. "Minor Blues" (John Hicks) - 4:33
  10. "Passion Flower" - 6:42
  11. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 5:23
  12. "Summary" (Hicks) - 4:56

Personnel

Production
  • Cecil Brooks III - producer
  • Dino DeStefano - engineer

References
  1. John Hicks discography accessed February 25, 2015
  2. Roberts, J., Allmusic Review, accessed February 25, 2015
  3. Jenkins, W., JazzTimes Review, December 1999
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