Earl Hines made this a great historical/musicological monologue for Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual, a series that ran from 1961-1968. As far as I can tell Hines doesn't embellish anything. In fact, he comes off as being quite humble and appreciative of his influences in the episode. The influence of the great bebop performers on Hines is particularly interesting to me (though I'd also be interested in the reverse relationship, especially on Monk). Hines's lack of ego is shown by his willingness to listen to the Bop players. Though it wasn't true by the 1960's it's place in Jazz music when it began was controversial, some condemning it for the same reason Hines praised it (bringing in more sophisticated harmony). Hines and Billy Eckstine were important bridges between Armstrong and Gillespie.
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