Earl Hines

USA, 1923–1983

American jazz pianist, known as Fatha Hines. His 'trumpet-style' right hand phrased single-note lines like a horn, moving jazz piano away from ragtime and shaping the vocabulary of the modern instrument.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Earl Hines and 2 artists Earl Hines influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Earl Hines influence?

• Nat King Cole — Cole named Earl Hines his idol — his piano style was formed in direct imitation of Hines's trumpet-style lines.
• Bud Powell — One of the two pianists named as Powell's early inspiration, and the source of the trumpet-style right hand he took to its limit.