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Two of a Kind
Studio album by John Hicks and Ray Drummond
Released	1989
Recorded	June 14, 1986 & August 4, 1987 at Bear West Studios, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:25 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Theresa TR 128
Producer	Al Pittman
John Hicks chronology
Sketches of Tokyo (1985) Two of a Kind (1989) I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By (1987)

Two of a Kind is an album by American jazz pianist John Hicks and bassist Ray Drummond recorded in 1986 and 1987 and released on the Theresa label. The 1992 Evidence CD reissue added three bonus tracks.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "They were a true duo, each player conscious of the other but able to make his own way".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

1. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) - 4:41
2. "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington) - 4:42
3. "Very Early" (Bill Evans) - 7:31
4. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Ned Washington, George Bassman) - 7:03
5. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 6:07
6. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:14
7. "A Rose Without a Thorn" (Abdul Salim) - 7:33
8. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 6:08
9. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) - 4:29
10. "Parisian Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell) - 3:00
11. "Springtime Fantasy" (John Hicks) - 3:57

Personnel

• John Hicks - piano
• Ray Drummond - bass

References

1. ^ John Hicks discography accessed January 29, 2015
2. ^ Allmusic Review accessed January 29, 2015
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 699. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Theresa Records albums
• John Hicks (jazz pianist) albums
• Ray Drummond albums
• 1989 albums