Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday is a trio album led by pianist
John Hicks, recorded in 1993.
Recording and music
The album was recorded in 1993.[1] The musicians were pianist
John Hicks, bassist
Ray Drummond, and drummer
Victor Lewis.[1] Hicks's playing imitates the vocal style of
Billie Holiday: "on 'God Bless the Child', for example, Hicks uses broken chords to imitate the way Holiday would slide into a phrase, build it up and then let it trail off. He preserves the melody of the song but surrounds it with tenderly crushed chords that capture the harmonic and emotional overtones of her singing."[2]
Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday was released by
Red Baron Records in 1993.[1] The
AllMusic reviewer described the music as "tasteful, relaxed, melodic and somewhat predictable".[3]
Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday is a trio album led by pianist
John Hicks, recorded in 1993.
Recording and music
The album was recorded in 1993.[1] The musicians were pianist
John Hicks, bassist
Ray Drummond, and drummer
Victor Lewis.[1] Hicks's playing imitates the vocal style of
Billie Holiday: "on 'God Bless the Child', for example, Hicks uses broken chords to imitate the way Holiday would slide into a phrase, build it up and then let it trail off. He preserves the melody of the song but surrounds it with tenderly crushed chords that capture the harmonic and emotional overtones of her singing."[2]
Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday was released by
Red Baron Records in 1993.[1] The
AllMusic reviewer described the music as "tasteful, relaxed, melodic and somewhat predictable".[3]