Once Upon a Time (Earl Hines album)

Once Upon a Time is a studio album by American jazz pianist Earl Hines, recorded over January 10–11, 1966 and released on Impulse! later that year. Hines is accompanied by members of the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Once Upon a Time
Studio album by Earl Hines
Released	1966
Recorded	January 10–11, 1966
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:24
Label	Impulse! A-9108
Producer	Bob Thiele
Earl Hines chronology
Blues So Low (1966) Once Upon a Time (1966) Spontaneous Explorations (1966)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Once upon a Time"	Johnny Hodges	7:57
2.	"Black and Tan Fantasy"	Duke Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley	5:13
3.	"Fantastic, That's You"	George Cates, Bob Thiele	4:13
4.	"Cotton Tail"	Ellington	3:16

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Blues in My Flat"	Lionel Hampton	8:02
2.	"You Can Depend on Me"	Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines	5:01
3.	"Hash Brown"	Hodges	3:42

Personnel

Musicians

• Earl Hines – piano
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
• Pee Wee Russell – clarinet (tracks: A2, B1 to B3)
• Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope – alto saxophone (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3)
• Harold Ashby (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3), Paul Gonsalves (except "Fantastic, That's You") – tenor saxophone
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tracks: A2, B1 to B3) – trombone (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
• Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (except B3) – trumpet (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
• Aaron Bell – bass (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B3)
• Elvin Jones (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2), Sonny Greer (tracks: A2, A4, B3) – drums

Technical personnel

• Bob Thiele – producer
• Bob Simpson – recording engineer
• Joe Lebow – design
• Charles Stewart – photography
• Stanley Dance – liner notes