Hank Jones
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Biography
[Edit]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.
Title: Vibes A La Red (Remasterd)
Artist: Hank Jones, Jimmie Rowles, The Red Norvo Combo
Genre: Jazz
Title: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Single
Artist: Charlie Haden, Hank Jones
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Bop Session
Artist: Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Hank Jones, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath
Title: Classic! Live At Newport
Artist: Hank Jones, George Mraz, Lewis Nash, Joe Lovano Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Greatest Jazz Samba
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20 Samba Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Modern Jazz Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20 Divas - Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Christmas Jazz Anthology
Genre:
Title: Jazz For Yoga and Meditation
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Jazz Romance - A Night In With Verve
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gold - Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Compilation
Genre: Jazz
Title: Eclectic Jazz Duets
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Spring
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for the Open Road
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for When You're Not Alone
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Bossa Nova
Title: Soft Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzy Christmas
Genre: New Age
Title: Jazz Piano Chill Out
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Guitarists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz At the Movies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Jazz Duets
Genre: Jazz
Title: Justin Time Records 25th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of New York Sessions: Volume One
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Songs That Changed the World
Genre: Jazz
Title: Come up for Coffee - Laid Back, Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 15 Shades of Blue
Genre: Jazz
Title: Detroit Jazz Giants
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Music of Thelonious Monk (Reissue)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Sonny Rollins Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Sound Deluxe - Piano Solo Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lush: Essential Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Autumn
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for an Elegant Rendezvous
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cult Hits of the 1960's, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: The Ornette Coleman Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hot Jazz for a Cool Night: A Jazz Christmas
Genre:
Title: Jazz for a Tropical Vacation
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Paris for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Signatures
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Pianists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume One
Genre: Jazz
Title: Whisper - Essential Late Night Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: LRC Jazz Legacy Anthology: Everyday I Have the Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - The Greats Volume Four
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz in 1958 - The Year of the First Hot 100
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Coffee Break
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romantic Jazz Instrumentalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Most Relaxing Jazz Piano In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Piano Anthology - Swingers, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: United States of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Lullabies for Losers - Change of Scenery - Have You Forgotten?
Artist: Ethel Ennis
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: George Wein Presents...Tonite's Music Today
Artist: Zoot Sims, Bob Brookmeyer
Title: Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards and Quincy Jones
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hot Jazz For A Cool Night: A Jazz Christmas
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Falling In Love - The Ultimate Collection Of Essential Romantic Jazz
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz