Hank Jones
The oldest of the Jones brothers, Hank Jones has been a supreme accompanist and underrated soloist. He's among the most accomplished sight readers in jazz, and his flexibility and sensitive style have kept him extremely busy cutting sessions and working in various groups and styles ranging from swing to bebop. He's worked with vocalists, played in big bands and done many solo, trio, and combo dates.
Born in 1918 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Jones moved with his family to the Detroit area while still a child, and studied piano early, listening carefully to Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Earl Hines, and Fats Waller. He began playing in the midwest at age 13, and worked in territory bands. Jones met Lucky Thompson in one of these groups, and Thompson invited him to New York in 1944 to work with Hot Lips Page at the Onyx Club. Jones worked for a while with John Kirby, Howard McGhee, Coleman Hawkins, Andy Kirk, and Billy Eckstine, then began touring in 1947. He worked with Jazz at the Philharmonic, then accompanied Ella Fitzgerald from 1948 to 1953. Jones also cut many sessions for Norman Granz's labels in the late '40s and early '50s, many with Charlie Parker. He worked and recorded in the '50s with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Milt Jackson, and Cannonball Adderley before joining CBS' staff in 1959. He worked on such programs as The Ed Sullivan Show and stayed with CBS until they disbanded the staff in 1976. He recorded several sessions with Savoy in the mid- and late '50s, playing with Donald Byrd, Herbie Mann, Wendell Marshall, and Kenny Clarke, among others. He also recorded solo and quartet dates for Epic. His quartet with Osie Johnson, Barry Galbraith, and Milt Hinton became one of New York's busiest during the early '60s, sometimes doing three dates a day. They cut albums for Capitol and ABC in 1958, though Galbraith missed the ABC sessions. Jones continued recording at Capitol, Argo, and Impulse in the early '60s, at times working with his brother Elvin. He made a host of recordings in the '70s. There were solo dates for Trio and Galaxy, and trio sessions for Interface and Concord, among others in the '70s. There were duo dates with Flanagan for Verve and Galaxy in the late '70s. Jones served as pianist and conductor for the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin in the late '70s. He also played in the Great Jazz Trio, originally with Ron Carter and Tony Williams. (Buster Williams replaced Carter on the trio's first recording date.) Jones continued with the trio into the '80s, though Eddie Gomez and Al Foster later became his mates, and Jimmy Cobb replaced Foster in 1982. The trio also backed Art Farmer, Benny Golson, and Nancy Wilson. Jones was the resident pianist at the Cafe Ziegfeld in the early '80s, and toured Japan with George Duvivier and Sonny Stitt. He kept his recording blitz going into the digital era. In 1989, he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. In 2004, he was awarded as an ASCAP Jazz Living Legend; five years later, he received a National Medal of Arts; and in 2009, Jones earned a Lifetime Achievement award at the Grammys. One year later, he died in the Bronx while in hospice, just a few weeks after returning from performance dates in Japan.
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The Talented Touch (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Musts on 1 jan. 1958
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Quintet Sextet Complete Recordings
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 jan. 2004
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Urbanity (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 23 jun. 2017
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My Impetuous Heart
Vocale jazz - Released by Audiophile on 16 dec. 2013
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The Complete Original Quartet Recordings
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 jan. 2005
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The Jazz Trio Of Hank Jones (High Definition Remaster 2022)
Jazz - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 21 jun. 2022
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The New York Rhythm Section
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 2 sep. 2010
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All That Jazz, Vol. 75: Hank Jones "We're All Together" (Remastered 2016)
Jazz - Released by Jube Legends on 4 nov. 2016
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Four Classic Albums (Urbanity / The Trio of Hank Jones / The Trio with Guests / Trio - Plus the Flute of Bobby Jaspar) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 16 jun. 2017
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Seven Come Eleven (Live)
Louie Bellson, Barney Kessel, Hank Jones
Blues - Released by Delta Music on 30 okt. 2022
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Hank Jones - The Selection
Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Johnny Smith
Jazz - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 15 jun. 2020
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Complete Recordings
Jazz - Released by Gambit Records on 1 jan. 2007
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SKJ (NerdStar Remix)
Electronic - Released by Justin Time Records Inc. on 3 jun. 2022
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Hank Jones: Solo & With His Own Bands 1947-59
Jazz - Released by Acrobat on 3 nov. 2023
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Trusting God (Full Version)
Hank Jones, Condoleezzia Jones
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Henry Jones on 4 sep. 2023
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Just for a Lifetime
R&B - Released by Henry Jones on 12 feb. 2022
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My Wish
Jazz - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on 19 mei 2019
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