Eddie Higgins Quartet - It's All Right

In memory of Eddie Higgins, 1932-2009
Eddie Higgins died lung cancer. Those who knew him called him by his given name, Haydn. He was a pianist of uncommon sensitivity, taste, subtlety and adaptability. He was equally accomplished and enthusiastic working with singers (his wife is Meredith d'Ambrosio), traditional bands (he unabashedly enjoyed the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee) and fiery young bebop lions (he wrote "Expoobident" for Lee Morgan and played on Morgan's album of that name).

His admirer and sometime colleague Ben Riley, the drummer, said, "Eddie Higgins is on the same level of excellence as Hank Jones, Tommy Flanagan and the other grand masters of modern jazz piano." There is evidence on this CD with Riley and bassist Ray Drummond. Higgins worked about as much as he wished to, but was less well known in the United States than in Japan, where American jazz pianists are adored and Higgins had special standing. The Japanese summoned him frequently for tours and he recorded prolifically for the Japanese market.
-http://www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/2009/09/eddie_higgins_1932-2009.html

This is from his album Eddie Higgins Quartet: My Funny Valentine
http://www.amazon.com/Valentine-Higgins-Quartet-Featuring-Hamilton/dp/B0029NYFFM
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