Robert Hicks

Robert Hicks with the Pete Rugolo Orch.: Textures in Hi-Fi

by Dave Nathan
July 1, 2000

Mix a young singer and pianist with a veteran composer/arranger/big band conductor and blend with an abundance of talented, experienced instrumentalists and the result is an exciting (for the most part) album called Textures in Hi-Fi. This is West Coast denizen Robert Hick's second album and is considerably more adventurous than the first. Rather than relying strictly on standards, there's a couple of originals, but mostly songs composed by the likes of Jimmie Rodgers, Freddie Slack and, principally, Mr. Rugolo ...