Hugh Hagood Hardy, CM (February 26, 1937 – January 1, 1997) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist.
[1] In the 1960s he played vibraphone in the bands of Martin Denny, Gigi Gryce, Herbie Mann, and George Shearing.
The session includes the jazz standard "Comin' Home Baby" and the Gershwin classic, "Summertime".
This version of "Summertime" was later "covered" by the 1990's rock group Sublime in their hit song "Doin' Time."
His great-uncle was Arthur Sturgis Hardy, a Liberal politician who served as Ontario's fourth premier from 1896 to 1899.