| Friends Old and New | ||||
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| Studio album by John Hicks | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 14, 1992 | |||
| Studio | BMG Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:07 | |||
| Label | Novus 63141-2 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Friends Old and New is an album led by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1992. [1] [2]
John Josephus Hicks, Jr. was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was leader for more than 30 recordings and played as a sideman on more than 300.
The album was recorded at BMG Studios in New York City on January 14, 1992. [1] It was produced by Bob Thiele. [3] The musicians were pianist John Hicks, trumpeters Greg Gisbert and Clark Terry, trombonist Al Grey, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Grady Tate. [1] "I Want to Talk About You" is a trio track. [3]
Bob Thiele was an American record producer who worked on numerous classic jazz albums and record labels.
Gregory Lyle Gisbert is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, composer, educator, and NEA Jazz Masters inductee.
Friends Old and New was released by Novus Records. [1]
Novus Records was an American jazz record label run by Steve Backer. Backer worked at Impulse! Records until 1974, when Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, asked him to oversee the jazz division at Arista.
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On Allmusic, Ron Wynn observed "pianist John Hicks playing in various combo settings with some excellent musical associates ... for some powerhouse numbers". [4]
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