Ruby Braff and Dick Hyman: America, The Beautiful

THIS CD IS OUT OF PRINT AND AVAILABLE BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY For digital download of this CD, visit your preferred digital download website such as iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and More! Ruby Braff - cornet, Dick Hyman - Wurlitzer Theatre Organ Through the courtesy of George Wein we are able to bring you this remastered edition of America, The Beautiful, which contains all 10 tracks from the original Concord release plus 7 tracks never before released or available to the public. "Ruby is one of those few people who could solo with a pipe organ, who could improvise with such an unusual instrumental background. It requires a very special ability—flexibility, ingenuity, and invention. Ruby, of course, is his own man. Like his idol, Louis Armstrong, he commands the center of attention, even if the background is something as odd as a theatre organ. The tonal colors of a pipe organ are its great glory. I love the rustling string sound and spatial character of the solo elements. A