Dick Hyman

Dick Hyman

Richard Hyman (born March 8, 1927) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Over a 70-year career, he has worked as a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, electronic musician, and composer. He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters fellow in 2017. His grandson is designer and artist Adam Charlap Hyman. As a pianist, Hyman has been praised for his versatility. DownBeat magazine characterized him as "a pianist of longstanding grace and bountiful talent, with an ability to adapt to nearly any historical style, from stride to bop to modernist sound-painting."

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1927 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, organ

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	2338	10-in.	2/9/1957	The game of love (a-one and a-two)	LaVern Baker	instrumentalist, piano
Atlantic	2339	10-in.	2/9/1957	Learning to love	LaVern Baker ; Quincy Jones	instrumentalist, piano
Atlantic	2340	10-in.	2/9/1957	Humpty dumpty heart	LaVern Baker	instrumentalist, piano
Atlantic	2806	10-in.	10/9/1957	You're on my mind	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	2809	10-in.	10/9/1957	Baby, baby count on me	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	3013	10-in.	3/5/1958	Shooty booty	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	3014	10-in.	3/5/1958	You flip me baby	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	3015	10-in.	3/5/1958	I'm so glad I found you	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	75078		7/18/1949	So much	Bill Darnell	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75079		7/18/1949	Sleepin'	Bill Darnell	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75080		7/18/1949	Hoe cake, hominy and sassafras	Bill Darnell	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	75081		7/18/1949	Everybody loves my baby	Bill Darnell	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	88435		8/1/1955	Soldier boy	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	88436		8/1/1955	A satisfied mind	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	88977		11/18/1955	The sounds of the night	Eddie (Ed) Safranski	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	88978		11/18/1955	From this moment on	Eddie (Ed) Safranski	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	88979		11/18/1955	Yes Sir, that's my baby	Eddie (Ed) Safranski	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	112951		1/9/1963	Baby workout	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	112952		1/9/1963	I'm going crazy	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	112953		1/9/1963	Count down	Dick Jacobs Orchestra	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	112954		1/9/1963	Dance back to me (Hey, hey, hey, hey)	Dick Jacobs Orchestra	instrumentalist, organ

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hyman, Dick," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204787.

Hyman, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204787.

"Hyman, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.