Hank JONES - Complete, Original Trio Recordings 2008
Jazz
The oldest of the three illustrious Jones brothers (which include Thad and Elvin), Hank Jones was also the first of the great Detroit pianists (including Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris and Roland Hanna) to emerge after World War II although by then he had long since left town. Jones played in territory bands while a teenager and in 1944 he moved to New York to play with Hot Lips Page. He had stints with John Kirby, Howard McGhee, Coleman Hawkins, Andy Kirk and Billy Eckstine. Influenced by Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum, Jones' style was also open to bebop and his accessible playing was flexible enough to fit into many genres. He was on several Jazz at the Philharmonic tours (starting in 1947), worked as accompanist for Ella Fitzgerald (1948-53) and recorded with Charlie Parker. In the 1950s Jones performed with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Cannonball Adderley and many others. He was on the staff of CBS during 1959-1976 but always remained active in jazz. In the late '70s Jones was the pianist in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' and he recorded with a pickup unit dubbed the Great Jazz Trio which at various times includes Ron Carter, Buster Williams or Eddie Gomez on bass and Tony Williams, Al Foster or Jimmy Cobb on drums. Among the many labels that Hank Jones has recorded for as a leader are Verve, Savoy, Epic, Golden Crest, Capitol, Argo, ABC-Paramount, Impulse, Concord, East Wind, Muse, Galaxy, Black & Blue, MPS, Inner City and Chiaroscuro.
By Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.
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This is a superb Hank Jones date; highly recommended for fans of piano trio music. In 1955, most jazz pianists were immersed in the school of Bud Powell. Jones is unique in that he developed his harmonic concept prior to Powell's ascendancy and the bebop revolution, but went on to fully assimilate the melodic vocabulary of bop. He has synthesized important elements from many great players into his own recognizable style. His versatility is evident on these eight selections. Jones plays swinging bop lines on his original "We're All Together" and his blues head, "Odd Number," displays the Powell influence most clearly. Upon hearing the delicate touch and harmonic subtlety with which Jones plays ballads - including "We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together," "Cyrano," "There's a Small Hotel," and "My Funny Valentine" - one can imagine that a young Bill Evans was quite familiar with this recording. Jones' mastery of block chords is particularly impressive. Occasionally reissued under drummer Kenny Clarke's name, this important Savoy session also includes bassist Wendell Marshall, who had spent the previous seven years with Duke Ellington's band.
By Lee Bloom. All Music Guide.
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Hank Jones- (Piano),
Johnny Smith- (Guitar),
Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Wendell Marshall, Aaron Bell, Oscar Pettiford- (Bass),
Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, Art Davis, Elvin Jones, Ed Thigpen- (Drums)
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01. Medley (You Go to My Head) (Coots, Gillespie) 2:49
02. Thad's Pad (Jones) 2:59
03. Things Are So Pretty in the Spring (Jones, Jones, Harris) 3:40
04. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers, Hart) 2:48
05. Odd Number (Jones) 3:33
06. We're All Together (Jones) 4:10
07. Odd Number (Jones) 4:33
08. We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together (Manners, Sour) 4:52
09. Now's the Time (Parker) 3:32
10. Cyrano (Cadena) 5:19
11. There's a Small Hotel (Rodgers, Hart) 8:15
12. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Hart) 5:54
13. When the Hearts Are Young (Goodman, Romberg) 4:17
14. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers, Hart) 5:37
15. Pretty Brown (Wilkins) 3:33
16. Four and Six (Nelson) 5:00
17. The Party's Over (Comden, Green, Styne) 4:24
18. Have You Met Miss Jones ? (Rodgers, Hart) 3:21
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