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Hank Jones
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Pianists · 1918–2010

Hank Jones

American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)

Born
31 July 1918
Vicksburg
Died
16 May 2010
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1944–
Record labels
Savoy Records
Discography
53 albums

Biography

Hank Jones was a jazz musician who played piano. Hank Jones was born on 31 July 1918 in Vicksburg and died on 16 May 2010 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Savoy Records. The discography here lists 53 albums, from “The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet” (1955) to “Hank Jones Trio!!!” (2023). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters (1989), Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) and National Medal of Arts.

Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians have described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award. He was also honored in 2003 with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Jazz Living Legend Award. In 2008, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. On April 13, 2009, the University of Hartford presented Jones with an honorary Doctorate of Music for his musical accomplishments. Jones recorded more than 60 albums under his own name and is estimated to have "appeared on over a thousand recordings" as a sideman, including Cannonball Adderley's celebrated album Somethin' Else with Miles Davis. On May 19, 1962, he played piano as actress Marilyn Monroe sang her famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" song to then U.S.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet 1955 · Savoy Records Swings Songs From Lerner and Loewes’ Gigi 1958 · Golden Crest Records The Talented Touch 1958 · Capitol Records Porgy And Bess 1959 · Capitol Records Complete Original Trio Recordings 1961 · Phoenix Here's Love 1963 · Argo This Is Ragtime Now! 1964 · ABC-Paramount Happenings 1966 · impulse! ’Bop Redux 1977 · Muse Records Compassion 1978 · Black and Blue Ain’t Misbehavin’ 1979 · Galaxy Groovin’ High 1979 · Muse Records In Japan 1979 · Live · Trio I’m All Smiles 1984 · Live · MPS Relaxin' At Camarillo 1984 · Savoy Jazz I Remember You 1987 · Black and Blue Arigato 1989 · Progressive Records Duo 1989 · Timeless Records Lazy Afternoon 1989 · Concord Jazz The Oracle 1989
Just For Fun 1990
Hank Jones with the Meridian String Quartet 1991 · LRC Ltd.
Jesper Thilo Quintet Featuring Hank Jones 1991
Just for Fun 1991 Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen 1992 · Live · Concord Jazz Handful of Keys 1993 · Verve The Hank Jones Quartet 1993 · Savoy Jazz Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones 1994 · Verve Sarala 1995 · Verve Tiptoe Tapdance 1996 · Original Jazz Classics Favors 1997 · Live · Verve Master Class 1997 · 32 Jazz Urbanity 1997 · Verve Bluesette 2002 The Talented Touch / Porgy and Bess 2004 · Okra-Tone Records
Well, Here It Is 2004
For My Father 2005 · Justin Time Records Hanky Panky 2005 · Test of Time Records 'Round Midnight 2006 · Eighty-Eight's Hank and Frank 2006 West of 5th 2006 · Chesky Records Standard Collections, Vol. 2 2008 · Limetree Records The Trio 2008 · Fresh Sound Records Hank and Frank II 2009 · Lineage Records Hank Jones Trio With Mads Vindig and Al Foster 2010 · Storyville Records Last Recording 2010 · Eighty-Eight's In Copenhagen: Live at Jazzhus Slukefter 1983 2018 · Live · Storyville Records Hank Jones Trio!!! 2023 · Live · Red Records Eloquence Hank: Hank Jones Solo Piano Rockin' in Rhythm · Concord Jazz Solo Piano: My Funny Valentine The Jazz Trio of Hank Jones · Savoy Jazz

Also plays on

Albums where Hank Jones is credited as a sideman

1946 Bird & Pres at JAPT — Bird & Pres piano
1950 James Moody, His Saxophone and His Band — James Moody piano
1954 Charlie Parker — Charlie Parker piano
1954 Jay & Kai — Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson piano
1954 Vibist — Cal Tjader piano
1954 Jazz Studio 1 — Paul Quinichette, Benny Green, Frank Foster, Joseph Newman, Hank Jones, Kenny Clarke, Edward Jones, Sir Jonathan Gasser piano
1955 Lullabies of Birdland — Ella Fitzgerald piano
1955 Presenting Cannonball Adderley — Cannonball Adderley piano
1955 Bohemia After Dark — Kenny Clarke, “Cannonball” Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson & Paul Chambers piano
1955 Opus de Jazz — Milt Jackson piano
1955 "That's Nat" Adderley — Nat Adderley piano
1955 Flutes & Reeds — Ernie Wilkins / Frank Wess / Jerome Richardson / Hank Jones / Eddie Jones / Kenny Clarke piano
1956 This Is How I Feel About Jazz — Quincy Jones piano
1956 The Hawk in Hi-Fi — Coleman Hawkins with Billy Byers & His Orchestra piano, celesta
1956 Byrd's Word — Donald Byrd piano
1956 The Jazz Skyline — Milt Jackson piano
1956 Jay & Kai + 6 — Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson piano
1956 For You, For Me, Forevermore — Morgana King piano
1956 The Brothers ! — Cohn, Perkins, Kamuca piano
1956 Dedicated Jazz — Rex Stewart / Peanuts Hucko piano
1956 Vib-Rations — Cal Tjader / Don Elliott piano
1956 Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer — Jimmy Raney piano
1956 Collates — Illinois Jacquet piano
1956 Wilder 'n' Wilder — Joe Wilder piano
1957 The Dizzy Gillespie Story — Dizzy Gillespie piano
1957 The Hawk Flies High — Coleman Hawkins piano
1957 Birdland Dream Band, Volume 2 — Maynard Ferguson piano
1957 Introducing Lee Morgan — Lee Morgan with Hank Mobley Quintet piano
1957 Jazz Contrasts — Kenny Dorham piano
1957 Bass on Top — Paul Chambers piano

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Night Music Hank Jones archive.org ↗
  • Bugle Call Rag The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • Sleepyhead The Flip Phillips - Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • Sleepyhead The Flip Phillips-Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • Bugle Call Rag The Flip Phillips - Buddy Rich Trio · Buddy Rich · Flip Phillips ·… archive.org ↗
  • I've got the World on a String "Hot Lips" Page and His Orchestra · "Lips Page" · Arlen · Koehler ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • Happy Medium "Hot Lips" Page and His Orchestra · "Hot Lips" Page · Earl Warren ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • I MEAN YOU COLEMAN HAWKINS · ORCH. · James Johnson · Theodore Navarre · Porter… · 1946 archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Hank Jones play?

Hank Jones is known for playing piano.

When and where was Hank Jones born?

Hank Jones was born 31 July 1918 in Vicksburg.

What are Hank Jones's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet (1955), Swings Songs From Lerner and Loewes’ Gigi (1958), The Talented Touch (1958), Porgy And Bess (1959) and Complete Original Trio Recordings (1961).

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