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Hanksgiving: A Tribute to Hank Jones, Part 2

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
December 18, 2021
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This year our seasonal Hanksgiving episode celebrates a musician of sumptuous elegance and sophisticated narrative and harmonic feel like pianist

Hank Jones

piano
1918 - 2010

" data-original-title="" title="">Hank Jones. As usual, we play a mix of albums that feature him as a leader, co-leader or sideman and renditions of his work by other musicians.

Happy listening.

Playlist

Ben Allison

bass, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00

Hank Jones

piano
1918 - 2010

" data-original-title="" title="">Hank Jones "Winchester Cathedral" Happenings (Impulse!) 0:16

Host talks 2:39

Ella Fitzgerald

vocals
1917 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Ella Fitzgerald "Rough Ridin'" Rhythm Is My Business (Verve) 4:02

Host talks 6:50

Johnny Hartman

vocals
1923 - 1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Johnny Hartman "I Just Dropped By to Say Hello" I Just Dropped By to Say Hello (Impulse!) 7:17

Hank Jones,

Abbey Lincoln

vocals
1930 - 2010

" data-original-title="" title="">Abbey Lincoln "The Jitterbug Waltz" When There Is Love (Verve) 11:18

Host talks 14:31

Donald Byrd

trumpet
1932 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Donald Byrd "Star Eyes" Long Green (Savoy) 15:21

Warren Vache

cornet
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Warren Vache "Iridescence" Iridescence (Concord) 23:06

Thad Jones

trumpet
1923 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Thad Jones "You Don't Know What Love Is" The Fabulous Thad Jones (Debut/OJC) 27:19

Host talks 30:49

Leo Parker

saxophone, baritone
1925 - 1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Leo Parker "Mad Lad Boogie (12-19-47)" Complete Jazz Series 1947 -1950 (Complete Jazz Series) 31:39

Rich Perry

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Rich Perry "Thad's Pad" Organique (SteepleChase) 34:23

Stan Getz

saxophone, tenor
1927 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Stan Getz "Opus de Bop" New Sounds in Modern Music (Great Music) 44:22

Host talks 46:50

Coleman Hawkins

saxophone, tenor
1904 - 1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Coleman Hawkins "Angel Face" Body & Soul (Remastered) (RCA Victor) 47:34

Guy Laffitte "One for Bean" Corps Et ?me (Black and Blue) 50:46

Host talks 56:36

Shai Maestro

piano
b.1987

" data-original-title="" title="">Shai Maestro "Hank and Charlie" Human (ECM Records) 59:09

Charlie Haden

bass, acoustic
1937 - 2014

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Haden, Hank Jones "Wade in the Water" Steal Away (Verve) 1:03:46

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