Hank Jones Trio - Have You Met This Jones?

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:24
Size: 102,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:03)  1. There's a Small Hotel
(7:37)  2. Portions
(4:23)  3. The Oregon Grinder
(5:12)  4. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
(5:45)  5. We're All Together
(4:34)  6. Like Someone In Love
(5:19)  7. Now's the Time
(6:27)  8. Robbins Nest

Hank Jones often worked in The Great Jazz Trio, but this 1977 album came out under his own name, backed by a European rhythm section. Long regarded for his versatility and class, Jones does nothing to change that perception here with a varied set of standards and other tunes. Jones sounds particularly strong on the bluesy “Organ Grinder,” where his playing is both effortless and anchored with a strong narrative line. Jones was always one to have the lightest of touches on a ballad; his take on Ellington’s “I’ve Got It Bad” has an ornate filigree around the edges of the melody that never digresses into overplaying. “Like Someone in Love,” which gets a solo opening before settling in for a gentle pace just above ballad speed, is a classic piece of piano trio work. 

Not known for his oral accompaniment (as opposed to Monk or Keith Jarrett), Jones can be heard clear as day on “We’re All Together” and elsewhere, which speaks to the exceptional recording quality of this album and newly remixed sound for its debut in the digital format. ~ Editors' Note https://music.apple.com/us/album/have-you-met-this-jones/873097291

Personnel: Hank Jones - piano; Isla Eckinger - bass; Kurt Bong - drums

Have You Met This Jones?

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