YouTube Findings: Jazz Casual – Earl Fatha Hines Trio

October 27, 2014 By Marc D'Olimpio Leave a Comment

In this Jazz Casual episode with the Earl Hines Trio, Ralph Gleason interviews Earl starting at the 2:30 mark.

At the 8:10 mark Earl begins explaining jazz piano technique and history from ragtime to be-bop with the aid of his drummer, Earl Watkins, and bass player, John Green.

Among other things, we learn that Squeeze Me was the first jazz song that Earl heard and the one that made him want to play jazz – he had been playing only classical music up to that point.

Jazz Casual was an occasional series on jazz music on National Educational Television (NET), the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It ran from 1961 to 1968 and was hosted by jazz critic Ralph Gleason.

Jazz Casual – Earl Fatha Hines Trio

Earl Fatha Hines Trio (February 15, 1963):
Earl Hines (piano); John Green (Bass); Earl Watkins (drums).
1. The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else
2. Squeeze Me
3. Love Is Just Around the Corner

About Marc D'Olimpio

Back in 1998, Marc was bitten by the swing bug in San Francisco and launched his DJ career as the resident DJ at the Doghouse, the old stomping ground for San Francisco Bay Area hoofers. After a 9-year hiatus, a smoking hot dance floor in Vienna called Marc back into the dance world. After dusting off and digitizing his music collection, he has been stretching his DJ muscles around Europe.