Dick Hyman
MUSIC ADVISOR
Dick Hyman
MUSIC ADVISOR
Dick is an NEA Jazz Master, is a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. With over 100 albums under his name, he was among the first to record on the Moog synthesizer; his Minotaur hit Billboard charts. Dick has won seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and two Emmy awards. He was music director for Benny Goodman’s final TV appearance, In Performance at the White House, and orchestrator of Broadway’s Sugar Babies. In addition, Dick was composer/arranger for twelve Woody Allen movies, Moonstruck, Scott Joplin and other films. He was also artistic director for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y for twenty years. A member of the Jazz Hall of Fame of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies and the New Jersey Jazz Society, Dick has been awarded honorary doctorates from the Juilliard School of Music and Wilkes College and the Satchmo from the Jazz Club of Sarasota.
Dick is an NEA Jazz Master, is a pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. With over 100 albums under his name, he was among the first to record on the Moog synthesizer; his Minotaur hit Billboard charts. Dick has won seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and two Emmy awards. He was music director for Benny Goodman’s final TV appearance, In Performance at the White House, and orchestrator of Broadway’s Sugar Babies. In addition, Dick was composer/arranger for twelve Woody Allen movies, Moonstruck, Scott Joplin and other films. He was also artistic director for Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y for twenty years. A member of the Jazz Hall of Fame of the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies and the New Jersey Jazz Society, Dick has been awarded honorary doctorates from the Juilliard School of Music and Wilkes College and the Satchmo from the Jazz Club of Sarasota.
The Lil & Satchmo Jazz Band
“The music, pre-recorded by nationally acclaimed musicians, including 30-plus famous jazz pieces such as ‘Saint Louis Blues,’ ‘The Sheik of Araby,’ and ‘I Wonder Who’s Kissing Him Now,’ was spot on.”
—Venice Gondolier Sun
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
“TRUMPET CHOP SUEY,” Music by Randy Sandke, 2019.*
“SAINT LOUIS BLUES” (Part A). Words and Music by W. C. Handy, ©1914.
LIL’S AUDITION/JONES MUSIC STORE (pp. I:4-I:5):
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“O SOLE MIO,” Music by Eduardo di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi; Lyrics by Giovanni Capurro, 1898.
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“AFTER YOU’VE GONE,” Music by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer, 1918.
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“ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY,” Music by Jean Schwartz, lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young, 1918.
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“JA-DA,” Words and Music by Bob Carleton, 1918.
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“DARKTOWN STRUTTERS’ BALL,” Words and Music by Shelton Brooks, 1917.
“JELLY ROLL BLUES”/”THE ORIGINAL JELLY-ROLL,” Music by Jelly Roll Morton, 1915.
CUTTING CONTEST (pp. I:7-I:8):
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“ÉTUDE OP. 10, NO. 12, C MINOR: REVOLUTIONARY ÉTUDE," Frederic Chopin, 1831.
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“WOLVERINE BLUES,” Music by Jelly Roll Morton; Lyrics by brothers Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes and John Curry Spikes. Recorded by Genette Records on July 18,1923, along with Morton’s "Kansas City Stomp" and "Grandpa's Spells."
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“HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor,” Franz Liszt, 1847.
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“GRANDPA’S SPELLS,” Jelly Roll Morton. Recorded by Genette Records on July 18,1923, along with Morton’s "Wolverine Blues” and "Kansas City Stomp.”
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“WALTZ IN E MINOR,” Frederic Chopin, composed 1830; published posthumously,1851.
“LIVERY STABLE BLUES,” Words and Music by Ray Lopez and Alcide Nunez in 1917. Recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for Victor on February 26, 1917.
“CHICAGO, THAT TODDLIN’ TOWN,” Words and Music by Fred Fisher, 1922. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“CHIMES BLUES,” Music by Joseph Nathan “King” Oliver. Recorded by King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band (including Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin) for Gennett Records (5135-B), April 5, 1923.
“KROOKED BLUES,” Words and Music by Ollie “Dink” Johnson, Benjamin Spikes and John Spikes. Recorded by King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band (including Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin) for Gennett Records (5274), October 3, 1923.
“THE PEARLS,” Music by Ferd “Jelly Roll” Morton, recorded for Gennett Records (5323-B) on July 18, 1923.
“BUDDY BOLDEN BLUES”/”I THOUGHT I HEARD BUDDY BOLDEN SAY”/FUNKY BUTT BLUES,” origin uncertain. Music by Buddy Bolden’s trombonist Willie Cornish in 1902 with numerous lyrics evolving over the years; popularized by Jelly Roll Morton in 1938
“BALLIN’ THE JACK,” Music by Chris Smith, lyrics by Jim Burris, 1913.
“MY SWEET-SMELLIN’ MAN,” Music by Lil Hardin, Lyrics by Walter Melrose, 1922.
“COAL CART BLUES,” Music and words by Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin, and Clarence Williams 1923. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2020.*
“SAINT LOUIS BLUES” (Part B). Words and Music by W. C. Handy, ©1914. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“LIL & LOUIS TANGO,” Music by Randy Sandke, 2019.*
“THE SHEIK OF ARABY,” Music by Ted Snyder with lyrics by Harry B. Smith and Francis Wheeler. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“MAPLE LEAF RAG,” Music by Scott Joplin; copyright registered on September 18, 1899.
“THE CHARLESTON,” Music by James P. Johnson and lyrics by Cecil Mack, 1923. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE,” Music by Benton Overstreet and lyrics by Billy Higgins, 1921.
“I WONDER WHO’S KISSING HER NOW,” Music by Harold Orlob, lyrics by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams, 1909. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“HELLO MA BABY,” Music and Lyrics by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson, 1899.
ACT TWO
“PANAMA,” Words and Music by William H. Tyers, originally entitled "Panama, a Characteristic Novelty," published in 1912.
“ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND,” Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1911. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“HOT FIVE BLUES,” Music by Randy Sandke, 2019.*
“A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND,” Words and Music by Eddie Green, 1917.
“THE ENTERTAINER,” Music by Scott Joplin, 1902.
HIGH-G PRACTICE, composed and performed by Randy Sandke, 2019.*
“THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE,” Music by Isham Jones, lyrics by Gus Kahn, 1924. Enters public domain Jan. 1, 2020. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“BILL BAILEY, WON’T YOU PLEASE COME HOME?,” Words and music by Hughie Cannon, 1902. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“CHICAGO, THAT TODDLIN’ TOWN,” Music and Lyrics by Fred Fisher, 1922. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“SAINT LOUIS BLUES” (Parts A, B, C). Words and Music by W. C. Handy, ©1914. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“JA-DA,” Words and Music by Bob Carleton, 1918.
“AIN’T WE GOT FUN,” Music by Richard A. Whiting; lyrics by Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn, 1921. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD,” Traditional Negro spiritual dating back at least to the 1870s and the era of slavery.
“SAINT LOUIS BLUES” (Reprise: Parts B and C). Words and Music by W. C. Handy, ©1914. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“AFTER YOU’VE GONE” (Reprise) Music by Turner Layton with lyrics by Henry Creamer, 1918. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“WE SHALL OVERCOME,” gospel song that later became a song of protest. Lyrical origins believed descended from the hymn "I'll Overcome Some Day" by Charles Albert Tindley, 1900.
“HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN,” Music attributed to Theodore August Metz and lyrics by Joe Hayden, © 1896. Additional lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“HIGH SOCIETY MARCH,” Music by Porter Steele, copyrighted in 1901, Evolved into a jazz standard that was mistakenly copyrighted again by King Oliver when his band recorded it in 1923.
“LIL & LOUIS TANGO,” Music by Randy Sandke, 2019.* (reprise).
“SAINT JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES/”GAMBLER’S BLUES,” folk song of unknown origin. Revised lyrics by Jo Morello, 2019.*
“WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN," often called "The Saints," Negro spiritual that probably originated as a Christian hymn around 1896-early 1900s.; often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra.
*Except for three compositions by Randy Sandke ("Trumpet Chop Suey," "Lil & Louis Tango," and "Hot Five Blues") the songs listed above are believed to be in the public domain. However, the arrangements and performances provided on the music tracks are not, nor are additional lyrics by Jo Morello. They are protected by copyright and may not be used without permission. For licensing and other information, please contact jo@jomorello.com (941-587-8290).