TRACKLIST
1.Love is Just Around the Corner
2.You're Gettin' to be a Habit
3.Hallelujah
4.I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
5.Royal Garden Blues
6.Save It Pretty Mama
7.If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
8.Walkin' My Baby Back Home
9.Moonlight in Vermont
10.Makin' Whoopee
11.Muskrat Ramble
12.Am I Wasting Time On You?
13.'S Wonderful
14.Perdido
15.Nice Work If You Can Get It
16.Muskret Ramble (take 2)

Personnel:
Earl Hines - piano
Guy Pedersen - bass
Gus Wallez - drums

Recorded in Paris, France on November 15 & 16, 1957.

The two 1957 sessions that make up this CD featuring Earl Hines with a pickup rhythm section in Paris were recorded originally for Phillips, with bassist Guy Pedersen and drummer Gus Wallez. The pianist is in top form, including just a little of the Dixieland repertoire ("Royal Garden Blues" and "Muskrat Ramble") that typically dominated most of his recordings made in the U.S. during this period, and spending more time exploring favorite warhorses like "Hallelujah" and "Makin' Whoopee," as well as already classic jazz compositions such as "If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight" and "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)." While the tracks are generally brief, the music is consistently swinging at a high level and four bonus tracks have been added to the CD reissue, so it should be considered an essential purchase for fans of Earl "Fatha" Hines. ~ Ken Dryden