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Milt Hinton
Old Man Time
Release Date: 1989 03 28-1990 03 27
Running Time: 148:43
Label: Chiaroscuro

This double-CD set gave bassist Milt Hinton an opportunity to engage in reunions with many of his old friends from the 1930s. The seven sessions were compiled during a 12-month period and the results are often delightful. The opening "Old Man Time" is sung by Hinton himself, and it is both insightful and humorous. The other highlights include Joe Williams singing "Four or Five Times" (which features some very rare Flip Phillips clarinet), three bass guitar duets with Danny Barker, appearances by Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Al Grey, Ralph Sutton, and the formation of a group called "The Survivors" that has guitarist Al Casey at age 75 being the youngest member; the latter band also includes 85-year-old trumpeter Doc Cheatham, Eddie Barefield, Buddy Tate and even Cab Calloway. A lot of storytelling takes place during the songs and, in addition to the 92½ minutes of music, there are two "Jazzspeaks." The 13-minute one features Hinton, Calloway, Cheatham and Barefield reminiscing about their experiences in the early days, while a marvelous 45-minute monologue by the bassist covers most of his long and productive life and is consistently fascinating. Highly recommended. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Old Man Time	Friend, Reynolds	4:41
2	Time After Time	Cahn, Styne	3:26
3	Sometimes I'm Happy	Youmans, Caesar	4:34
4	Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight	Mertz	1:55
5	Four or Five Times	Gay, Hellman	5:10
6	Now's the Time	Parker	4:23
7	Time on My Hands	Youmans, Gordon, Adamson	6:20
8	Heart of My Heart	Hein	5:18
9	I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll	Williams, Williams	2:55
10	Mama Don't Allow It	Davenport	2:40
11	Girl of My Dreams	Clapp	7:24
12	This Time It's Us	Gillespie, Hinton	9:47
13	Good Time Charlie	OKeefe	3:52
14	Jazzspeak, No. 1		13:09
15	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	Mills, Ellington	4:23
16	Blue Skies	Berlin	5:06
17	Slap Happy	Hampton, Hinton	3:42
18	Yellow Front	Clayton	9:13
19	Bloody Mary	Clayton	5:48
20	Milt's Rap	Philips, Berger	1:57
21	Jazzspeak, No. 2		43:00
22	[Untitled Track]
23	[Untitled Track]
24	[Untitled Track]
25	[Untitled Track]
26	[Untitled Track]
27	[Untitled Track]
28	[Untitled Track]