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testament (oh) and Hines, Earl (Kenneth) (sh)


testament (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: testamentum 'last will', from testari 'to be a witness, make a will', from testis; TESTIFY]
be a testament to sth
proving or showing very clearly that something exists or is true
::The aircraft's safety record is a testament to its designers' skill.
a will 2(2)
-- testamentary /7testE5mentEri/ adj
-see also New Testament , Old Testament

Hines, Earl (Kenneth) (sh)




born Dec. 28, 1905, Duquesne, Pa., U.S.
died April 22, 1983, Oakland, Calif.

U.S. pianist and bandleader who had a profound influence on the development of jazz piano.

Known as "Fatha" Hines, he was a pianist of amazing technical command and tireless energy. Breaking with the stride tradition (in which regular two-beat left-hand rhythms accompany the melody in the right hand), he emulated the single-note instruments (e.g., trumpet) in creating melodic variations of the melody with the right hand. Hines led a successful Chicago-based big band from 1928 to 1948. He was influenced by Louis Armstrong, and the two performed together frequently throughout their Careers; their recorded encounters from the late 1920s, particularly "Weather Bird," are jazz classics.