Durium Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 CLAUDE HOPKINS I found two cheap reissues on the Galaxy label of this now almost forgotten band leader from the 1930s. Great music of a man, who was, with his music, ahead of his time. | But .......... don't believe all what's written on the album covers .......... Claude Hopkins - a forgotten band leader Durium Quote
king ubu Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 There are (were, I guess?) two fine Fantasy twofers by Hopkins: Claude Hopkins - Swing Time (+ Let's Jam) Buddy Tate / Claude Hopkins - Buddy & Claude (Yes Indeed! by Hopkins w/Tate + Tate a Tate by Tate, no Hopkins there) Four very nice Swingville albums with a bunch of nice sidemen, Emmett Berry, Clark Terry, Tommy Flanagan, Vic Dickenson, Budd Johnson, Joe Thomas (trumpet) and others. Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 Both Fantasy twofers are highly recommended for sure, ubu! I'd also want to praise his earlier work, available on Classics CDs, both as a big band leader and as a fine stride pianist. And, as Hans has pointed out, those Galaxy discs were not recorded at the Roseland Ballroom and the Cotton Club. Same for many other Galaxy bootlegs. BTW, nice post on Claude Hopkins on your Keep Swingin' blog!!! Quote
J.A.W. Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) The Scottish Hep label has released two Claude Hopkins CDs with material recorded in 1933-1935. Monkey Business 1935 Transcriptions Edited June 17, 2009 by J.A.W. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 Don't forget the Jazz Piano Masters live CD on Chiaroscuro, featuring solo sets by Hopkins, Teddy Wilson, Dill Jones and the show-stealing Eubie Blake. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 Claude Hopkins + Ken Dryden = THEE GREAT KENYON HOPKINS We need a thread about him. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 Claude Hopkins + Ken Dryden = THEE GREAT KENYON HOPKINS We need a thread about him. I must have missed something... Quote
Larry Kart Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 The Scottish Hep label has released two Claude Hopkins CDs with material recorded in 1933-1935. Monkey Business 1935 Transcriptions The sound of the vintage Hopkins band on these CDs is quite unique, I believe -- so delicate, and delicately shaded. Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 Don't forget the Jazz Piano Masters live CD on Chiaroscuro, featuring solo sets by Hopkins, Teddy Wilson, Dill Jones and the show-stealing Eubie Blake. Claude Hopkins did a solo piano LP for Sackville Records in 1972 which is now part of a 2CD release presenting 3 LPs, "Grand Piano" Sackville SK2CD-5001. Hopkins' Soliloquy, Sir Charles Thompson's Portrait Of A Piano at the duo of Don Ewell and Willie The Lion Smith Grand Piano are all included. Hopkins is also featured on two other Sackvilles, The Jazz Giants (with Wild Bill Davison et al.), and Old Tyme Modern with Herb Hall. I met him on many occasions when he came to Toronto, and he was an elegant, well-spoken man, on the quiet side. Much like all his music... Quote
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