Description
Author: Earl Hines
Publisher: Harms, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Format: Vintage sheet music / piano folio
Date of Publication: 1930s
Condition:
Good. Original 1930s piano folio with age toning, edge wear, and light surface wear consistent with age and handling. Minor creasing present. Interior pages are complete and legible. Paper is fragile. Preserved in an archival sleeve.
Description:
Ivory Icing: Earl Hines Piano Varieties presents a selection of popular songs arranged in the distinctive piano style of Earl Hines, one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century. Known for his innovative rhythmic approach and trumpet-like right-hand phrasing, Hines played a key role in shaping modern jazz piano and bridging early jazz with swing-era sophistication.
This folio reflects the period’s growing demand for jazz-influenced piano arrangements suitable for skilled home pianists, offering transcriptions that capture Hines’s flair while remaining accessible outside the professional stage. The bold, modern graphic cover design is characteristic of 1930s music publishing, combining movement, abstraction, and color to signal contemporary style.
This is an original period printing, not a reproduction, and survives as a strong example of jazz-era piano publishing and early modern graphic design.