Handful of Keys DELUXE BUNDLE

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests take you through 100 years of jazz piano on Handful of Keys. Star pianists Joey Alexander, Dick Hyman, Myra Melford, Helen Sung, Isaiah J. Thompson, and the JLCO’s own Dan Nimmer grab hold of all 88 keys and reveal the full breadth of the piano’s evolution over the 20th century. 

Recorded on opening night of the 2016–17 Jazz at Lincoln Center season, Handful of Keys showcases a band in full stride, burning through electric arrangements of beloved compositions from James P. Johnson, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, and more. With guests ranging in age from 13-year-old prodigy Alexander (recently featured on "60 Minutes") to 89-year-old American treasure Hyman, Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO survey jazz piano’s past and give the stage to several prodigies who are taking the instrument in bold new directions. 

Track listing
Jingles feat. Dick Hyman
Lulu’s Back in Town feat. Isaiah J. Thompson
Four by Five feat. Helen Sung
Very Early feat. Joey Alexander
The Strawberry feat. Myra Melford
Hymn to Freedom feat. Isaiah J. Thompson
All of Me feat. Dick Hyman
Temperance feat. Dan Nimmer

Reeds
Sherman Irby – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet 
Ted Nash – alto & soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet 
Victor Goines – tenor & soprano saxophones, clarinet 
Walter Blanding – tenor saxophone, clarinet 
Paul Nedzela – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Trumpets
Kenny Rampton
Marcus Printup
Wynton Marsalis
Greg Gisbert

Trombones
Vincent Gardner
Chris Crenshaw
Elliot Mason

Rhythm Section
Dan Nimmer – piano
Carlos Henriquez – bass
Ali Jackson – drums

Special Guests
Joey Alexander – piano
Dick Hyman – piano
Myra Melford – piano
Helen Sung – piano
Isaiah J. Thompson – piano