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Hank Jones
Person · male · United States · Vicksburg · born 1918 · died 2010 · recording since 1954
American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010)
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Also known as Henry Jones · ハンク・ジョーンズ
Timeline
71 events▣ Album 66✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Jazz Studio 1
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography2,031 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1356952635
Biography
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. president John F. Kennedy.
Early life and career
Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Henry "Hank" Jones moved to Pontiac, Michigan, where his father, Henry Jones Sr., a Baptist deacon and lumber inspector, bought a three-story brick home. One of ten children, Jones was raised in a musical and religious family. His mother, Olivia Jones, sang; his two older sisters studied piano; and his two younger brothers—Thad, a trumpeter, and Elvin, a drummer—also became prominent jazz musicians. He studied classical piano from an early age with Pauline McCann, developing his technique and learning, as he later put it, to approach music "more clearly and more logically". He named Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel among his favorite classical composers, all of whom influenced his playing throughout his career.
Even though his father believed that "playing jazz was the work for the devil," in time, Jones also came under the influence of the premier jazz pianists of his early years: Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Art Tatum, and Teddy Wilson. Jones said that Tatum was his "all-time favorite player," and according to a famous anecdote, when he first heard Tatum's ultra-virtuosic recording of "Tiger Rag" (1933), Jones "asked who the three pianists were."
By the age of 13, Jones was performing locally in Michigan and Ohio. While playing with territory bands in Grand Rapids and Lansing in 1944, he met saxophonist Lucky Thompson, who invited Jones to work in New York City at the Onyx Club with Hot Lips Page.
NYC and bebop
In New York City, Jones regularly listened to leading bop musicians, including Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and was inspired to master the new style. While practicing and studying the music, he worked with John Kirby, Howard McGhee, Coleman Hawkins, Andy Kirk, and Billy Eckstine. Hawkins made the first recording of Jones' composition "Angel Face" (1947; not to be confused with the later Joe Zawinul piece of the same title), which has gone on to be covered a number of times. Although Jones played only a little on the classic original recording, he later recorded the piece both with Milt Jackson (1956) and as a leader in a trio setting (1978).
In autumn of 1947, Jones began touring in Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic package, and from 1948 to 1953 he worked as an accompanist for Ella Fitzgerald. As he matured as a soloist and an accompanist, he developed "a harmonic facility of extraordinary taste and sophistication." During this period, he also made several historically important recordings with Charlie Parker, which include "The Song Is You", from the Now's the Time album, recorded in December 1952, with Teddy Kotick on bass and Max Roach on drums.
Engagements with Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman followed as well as recordings with artists such as Lester Young, Cannonball Adderley, and Wes Montgomery. Jones participated in Shaw's final recordings before his retirement, an acclaimed series of small-group sessions. He went on to become the "house pianist" on Savoy, recording a highly regarded trio album for the label in 1955 with bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Kenny Clarke. Other Savoy projects from this period include recordings with Donald Byrd and Bobby Jaspar. Pianist Ethan Iverson says Jones' Savoy-era dates "showcase some of the most lush pre-Bill Evans comping in jazz and a post-Strayhorn nexus of impressionism and the blues."
The middle years with CBS
From 1959 through 1975, Jones served as staff pianist for CBS studios. He obtained the position through the influence of singer Andy Williams, who admired Jones' playing, and it gave the pianist a steady salary and fringe benefits that performing jazz musicians did not typically have. Jones maintained an extremely busy schedule, rehearsing for and playing on, at various times, The Garry Moore Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show, sometimes accompanying famous singers such as Frank Sinatra.
In 1961, Jones played on the "beautiful near-minimalist" score that Kenyon Hopkins composed for the Paul Newman film The Hustler, which features the alto sax of Phil Woods and includes a solo number for Jones titled "Derby Time". Jones also played the piano accompaniment for Marilyn Monroe as she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy on May 19, 1962. Jones said of the occasion: "She did 16 bars. Eight bars of 'Happy Birthday' and eight bars of 'Thanks for the Memory'. We rehearsed those 16 bars for eight hours. So I think that's something like a half-hour for a bar of music. She was very nervous and upset. She wasn't used to that kind of thing. And I guess who wouldn't be nervous singing 'Happy Birthday' to the president? She actually was a very good singer; however, on this particular occasion I think she was somewhat hampered by having imbibed rather freely. And it was very interesting."
Because of his commitments to CBS, Jones recorded relatively little as a leader during the sixteen years he worked there. During the 1960s, though, he did continue to make jazz recordings as a sideman and accompanist, appearing on albums by notable artists such as guitarist Johnny Smith, tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, and vocalists Johnny Hartman and Nancy Wilson. His broad range and ability to fit in different settings landed him in Broadway stage bands. By the late 1970s, his involvement as a pianist and a conductor with the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin' (based on the music of Fats Waller) had, as AllAboutJazz puts it, "informed a wider audience of his unique qualities as a musician."
Comeback and the Great Jazz Trio
During the late 1970s and the 1980s, Jones recorded prolifically for many different labels as an unaccompanied soloist, in duos with other pianists (including John Lewis, Tommy Flanagan, and George Shearing), and with various small ensembles, most notably the Great Jazz Trio, which primarily recorded for the Japanese label East Wind Records. The group was given its name by the company's A&R men in 1976, by which time Jones had already begun working at the Village Vanguard with its original members, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, who had famously been part of the rhythm section of the second Miles Davis Quintet. It was Buster Williams rather than Carter, however, who took part in the trio's first recording session in 1976; but the next seven trio recordings, including three recorded live at the Vanguard in 1977, feature the original lineup. Ethan Iverson notes that Jones, Carter, and Williams "all sound like leaders" in these recordings and that their collaborations "show all three at their best." He also refers to Carter and Williams as "the Rolls-Royce of modern swing."
By 1980, Jones' sidemen in the group were Eddie Gómez and Al Foster, and in 1982 Jimmy Cobb replaced Foster. The trio recorded on its own and with other all-star personnel, such as Art Farmer, Benny Golson, and Nancy Wilson. Jones would continue to record with various iterations of the Great Jazz Trio, including one with Richard Davis and the pianist's brother Elvin, up to the end of his life. Concurrently, he also made many trio recordings under his own leadership, including Bop Redux and I Remember You, both of which received Grammy nominations.
Final years
Jones' "versatility was more in evidence with the passage of time." During his last decades, he recorded with the Meridian String Quartet, accompanied guitar prodigy Emily Remler on two albums, and collaborated on recordings of an Afro-pop ensemble from Mali as well as on two albums of spirituals, hymns, and folksongs with bassist Charlie Haden, titled Steal Away (1995) and Come Sunday (2010).
Other later recordings include various trio albums (notably For My FatherFor My FatherSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Pauletta7:372Bemsha Swing3:293Queen of Hearts5:544Sophisticated Lady5:195Johnny Come Lately6:156Prelude to a Kiss5:547Lotus Blossom8:038SKJ6:449Easy to Love5:0110Because I Love You5:2911Grace of God (There but for the Grace of God)8:1012Softly as in a Morning Sunrise5:51 from 2005 with bassist George Mraz and drummer Dennis Mackrel), a number of solo piano recordings, and sideman recordings on three albums by saxophonist Joe Lovano. Jones made his debut on Lineage Records, recording with Frank Wess and with the guitarist Eddie Diehl, and also appeared on West of 5th (2006) with Jimmy Cobb and Christian McBride on Chesky Records. In addition, he accompanied vocalists Roberta Gambarini on the acclaimed album You Are There
You Are ThereSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1You Are There2:482Then I'll Be Tired of You5:083People Time2:334When Lights Are Low5:005Deep Purple5:166Reminiscing6:067Suppertime3:118Just Squeeze Me6:219Something to Live For5:1710Stardust6:1211Lush Life4:3712You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me3:2013Come Sunday5:0314How Are Things in Glocca Morra4:00 (EmArcy, 2007) and Diana Krall for "Dream a Little Dream of Me" on the album compilation We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song (Verve, 2007). Jones is one of the musicians who test and talk about the piano in the documentary Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037, released in November 2007.
Even late in life, Jones continued to practice assiduously: "You have to stay in shape, so I do scales and exercises three or four hours a day, and then I practise sight-reading," he said at the age of 78. Near the end of his career, Jones collaborated with some of the most noted pianists of the upcoming generation, making a two-piano recording of the Ellington/Strayhorn classic "Tonk" with Bill Charlap in 2007 and performing a two-piano concert with Brad Mehldau in Montreal in 2008.
Jones lived in Cresskill, New Jersey, upstate New York, and Manhattan. He died aged 91 at a Calvary Hospital Hospice in The Bronx, New York, on May 16, 2010, survived by his wife Theodosia.
Style
Jones said the following about his own playing: "When you listen to a pianist, each note should have an identity; each note should have a soul of its own. I try to play evenly. I don't take too many excursions. I don't go too far away from the melody, I don't go out into the deep water. I want the listener to understand what I'm doing. I try to stay pretty much right down the middle and yet keep it interesting." The Concord Jazz label, for which Jones recorded various albums as both a leader and a sideman, adds, "Although his sensibility was rooted in the Swing Era ... he had no trouble adapting to bop’s more rigorous harmonic and rhythmic requirements, and evolved a lucid style which ingeniously synthesized swing and bop into an approach that was personal and flexible. He could play with just about anyone."
Recognition and awards
Despite his relatively low-profile career, Jones was highly regarded by his colleagues. Oscar Peterson said his own "roots" went back to Art Tatum and Jones. He also named Jones as one of the great "long-line players" in jazz, along with Bill Evans and Cedar Walton. Ahmad Jamal praised Jones for his "wonderful touch." McCoy Tyner said, "I loved
Hank's playing ... his playing was something." Keith Jarrett described Jones' playing as "Tasty. Beyond just tasty. No, it's stimulating. Tasty and stimulating." John Lewis named Jones one of the pianists he listened to most often. André Previn called Jones his favorite pianist, "regardless of idiom." And George Shearing said that Jones was one of his "strongest influences" and that he was "one of the most underrated pianists in the business. He has a beautiful, deep sound, clarity, and a sense of economy. Impeccable taste."
Younger pianists have also expressed their indebtedness to and admiration for Jones, including Kenny Barron, Bill Charlap, Eric Reed, and Geoffrey Keezer, who recorded an album of Jones' compositions for Telarc in piano duos with Barron, Chick Corea, Benny Green, and Mulgrew Miller.
In addition to the honors mentioned above, in 2005, Jones was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music at the 20th anniversary of jazz education at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy.
Grammy history
Career Wins: 2009: Lifetime Achievement Grammy
Career Nominations: 5
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 27 | 88.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 97 | 97.8th |
| Studio albums | 71 | 99.6th |
| Awards recorded | 6 | 97.7th |
| Timeline events | 71 | 99.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 56 | 95.5th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (97 release groups · 71 studio albums)
Albums · 71
1954 · studio album
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ATenderlyBLet's SplitThe Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet
1955 · studio album
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A1Almost Like Being in Love4:40A2An Evening at Papa Joe's15:14B1An' Then Some7:38B2Summer's Gone7:16B3Don't Blame Me6:321955 · studio album
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A1Shorty GeorgeA2Bouncin' With BootsA3That's a WomanB1Doin' the ThingB2Blues in a Cold Water FlatB3Stereophonic1956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 42:01
A1Little Girl Blue5:37A2Bluebird14:55B1How High the Moon6:02B2Hank's Pranks4:48B3Alpha5:11B4Wine and Brandy5:281958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:05
1If I Love Again2:002My One and Only Love2:373Don't Ever Leave Me2:414It's Easy to Remember2:485You Are My Love3:036Blue Lights3:017The Blue Room2:468A Sunday Kind of Love2:479Star Eyes2:5110Let Me Know2:3311Try a Little Tenderness3:3612Easy to Love3:22Swings Songs From Lerner and Loewes’ Gigi
1958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:15
A1Gigi3:20A2I’m Not Young Anymore3:14A3Thank Heaven for Little Girls2:11A4It’s a Bore2:59A5Say a Prayer for Me Tonight3:06B1Gossip2:18B2Waltz at Maxim’s (She Is Not Thinking of Me)2:27B3The Parisians1:29B4I Remember It Well2:32B5The Night They Invented Champagne1:391959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:14
1Summertime2:322There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York2:093My Man's Gone Now3:414A Woman Is A Sometime Thing2:385Bess, You Is My Woman2:436It Ain't Necessarily So3:227I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'2:278Oh, I Can't Sit Down4:029Bess, Oh Where's My Bess3:2510I Ain't Got No Shame2:15Complete Original Trio Recordings
1961 · studio album
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1Medley (You Go to My Head)2:492Thad's Pad3:003Things Are So Pretty in the Spring3:404Little Girl Blue2:495Odd Number3:346We're All Together4:117Odd Number4:328We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together4:529Now's the Time3:3110Cyrano5:1911There's a Small Hotel8:1512My Funny Valentine5:5413When the Hearts Are Young4:1714Little Girl Blue5:3715Pretty Brown3:3216Four and Six4:5917The Party's Over4:2418Have You Met Miss Jones?3:211963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:30
1Here's Love2:432My Wish3:333You Don't Know3:104Dear Mister Santa Claus3:565That Man Over There2:536Arm In Arm3:467The Big Clown Balloons2:168Love, Come Take Me Again1:589Pines Cones And Holly Berries4:4210My State, My Kansas, My Home2:331964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:53
1Maple Leaf Rag3:082The Cascades3:023Sunflowers Slow Drag3:104St. Louis Rag3:045Bohemia Rag3:136Eugenia3:297Sensation Rag3:138Ragtime Nightingale2:429The Cannonball2:4110Contentment Rag3:1311Jazz Mag Rag3:0712Bag O' Rags2:511965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 34:25
A1Body & Soul10:30A2Tune Up5:30B1C.P.W.5:15B2Tea For Two8:00B3Alicia5:101966 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 34:30
A1Broadwalk Samba2:59A2Winchester Cathedral2:27A3Mas Que Nada (Pow Pow Pow)2:39A4Lullaby of Jazzland2:35A5Jazztime, U.S.A.2:23A6Cul-De-Sac3:09B1Happenings3:14B2Lou's Good Dues Blues4:26B3Fugue Tone4:30B4Spy With a Cold Nose3:14B5Funky but Blues2:541977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:50
A1Yardbird Suite5:25A2Confirmation6:30A3Ruby, My Dear3:56A4Relaxin’ with Lee5:03B1Bloomdido4:15B2’Round Midnight6:34B3Moose the Mooche5:46B4Monk’s Mood2:211977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 41:10
A1Doc and Dick5:25A2I'll Wind5:34A3Oliver's Movements10:12B1Budd and Buddy Blues3:57B2When I Been Drinking4:08B3Yesterdays7:22B4Silver and Gold4:321977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:30
A1Fascinating Rhythm4:11A2You Don't Know What Love Is4:08A3Put on a Happy Face4:21A4Stompin' at the Savoy7:39B1Georgia on My Mind3:46B2You Are Too Beautiful5:07B3In Your Own Sweet Way3:13B4Bayside Blues7:051977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:12
A1’S Wonderful5:04A2Queen of Hearts3:58A3Mona’s Feeling Lonely5:24A4Right Here, Right Now6:00B1I’ll Remember April5:36B2Oh, What a Beautiful Morning4:47B3Lullaby of the Leaves3:00B4Reunion4:20B5Hank You Thank5:031978 · studio album
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A1All Too SoonA2If I Could Be With YouA3Love Is Here to StayA4Danny BoyB1Easy LivingB2I Got It BadB3Someone to Watch Over MeB4Lil Darlin'1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 42:53
A1A Foggy Day5:24A2Angel Face6:28A3Alan's Allies3:49A4Hank's Blues5:59B1Yours Is My Heart Alone6:29B2Compassion8:19B3Come to Me6:251978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 49:52
A1A Song for You5:58A2What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life5:50A3Two Different Worlds7:31A4My Funny Valentine4:34B1All in Love Is Fair3:53B2The Very Thought of You6:21B3Wave4:53B4Dark Shadows10:521979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 32:42
A1Algo Bueno3:49A2Anthropology5:35A3Sippin’ at Bells4:44A4Blue Monk2:35B1Groovin’ High5:25B2I Mean You5:52B3Jackie-Ing4:421979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 30:37
A1P.O.V.4:47A2Oh Look at Me Now6:20A3Marchin'4:30B1La Rondo5:24B2Sacha's March4:32B3All the Things You Are5:04An Evening With Two Grand Pianos
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 44:19
A1Stompin' at the Savoy5:08A2Saint Louis Blues6:17A3Confirmation5:08A4Tears From the Children5:30B1Willow Weep for Me5:10B2Billie's Bounce5:30B3Odds Against Tomorrow6:04B4I'll Remember April5:321979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 37:29
A1Ain’t Misbehavin’6:36A2Lounging at the Waldorf6:18A3Mean to Me5:39B1The Joint Is Jumpin’4:28B2Honeysuckle Rose6:02B3Squeeze Me8:261983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 43:33
A1Yesterdays7:09A2There Is No Greater Love7:47A3All the Things You Are7:12B1In a Sentimental Mood13:27B2Night and Day7:581984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 38:52
A1Moonlight Becomes You8:08A2Relaxin' at Camarillo13:14B1Minor Contention5:25B2Sunday in Savannah5:33B3Spontaneous Combination6:321984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
A1Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to YouA2She's Funny That WayA3S'Posin'A4Al Remembers "Fats" (Ain't Misbehavin' / I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter)B1'Taint What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)B2You Should Have Told MeB3I Cried for YouB4I Was Telling Her About YouB5For Sentimental Reasons1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 42:16
A1Robbins' Nest (Alternate Take)7:28A2'Round Midnight5:46A3Lady Bird (Alternate Take)3:55A4Jordu (Alternate Take)3:57B1Our Delight (Alternate Take)4:03B2A Child Is Born (Alternate Take)5:47B3Autumn Leaves (Alternate Take)5:44B4If You Could See Me Now5:361987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:21
1I Remember You6:052Young No More5:553You Took Advantage of Me3:154Love Walked In5:005Dat Dere7:286I'll Be Around4:507Let's Fall in Love2:478Like Someone in Love5:249Theme From Jobim7:2910It's the Talk of the Town3:1611Yours Is My Heart Alone6:2912Come to Me6:231989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:31
1Cherokee10:442Prelude to a Kiss5:063My Heart Stood Still4:334Six Bit Blues8:305Mad About the Boy4:326Darn That Dream5:047Darn That Dream (alt.)4:328My Heart Stood Still (alt.)4:301989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:20
1Allen's Alley4:522I'm Old Fashioned5:113Night Sadness (Notte Trieste)6:284Arigato2:575Recapitulation6:046Night Flight To Puerto Rico4:287Double Deal5:008Majorca6:549What Am I Here For ?5:0110Medley: The Bad And The Beautiful, But Beautiful, You Are Too Beautiful6:1511Gerry's Blues5:101989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 50:03
1Gone With The Wind6:172What Am I Here For6:553A Child Is Born6:094Wee5:295Like Someone In Love4:166Mean To Me4:287I'll Remember April8:178But Beautiful8:121989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:51
1Interface6:432Beautiful Love6:403The Oracle6:454Blues for CM7:155Yesterdays6:206Blood Count8:307Maya's Dance5:488Trane Connections5:501989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:45
1Speak Low4:132Peedlum5:063Lazy Afternoon7:464Work Song4:215Intimidation4:466Lament6:097Comin' Home Baby5:068Passing Time5:069Sublime5:1710Arrival4:551990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:51
A1Interlude5:15A2A Very Hip Rock and Roll Tune5:01A3Lullaby5:36A4Little Rascal on a Rock4:02B1Bossa Nouveau5:05B2Just for Fun7:24B3Kids Are Pretty People7:28Hank Jones with the Meridian String Quartet
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 57:44
1What Is This Thing Called Love?5:462A Sleeping Bee5:043Ill Wind7:204Caravan5:335My Funny Valentine9:226There's a Small Hotel5:047Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise4:148They Can't Take That Away From Me6:209Love Walked In5:3310Russian Lullabye3:281991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 55:13
1Things Ain't What They Used to Be6:132Whisper Not5:543What Am I Here For?8:264Emily5:455Allen's Alley3:586The Essence5:237Love Walked In6:408Imagination9:319Mr Higgins, Suh3:23Jesper Thilo Quintet Featuring Hank Jones
1991 · studio album
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1You Leave Me Breathless2Tin Tin Deo3Quintessence4My Shining Hour5Jazz On A Par6Chelsea Bridge7Somebody Loves Me8Ain't Misbehavin'9Prince Albert10Shiny Stockings1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:48
A1Interlude5:14A2A Very Hip Rock and Roll Tune5:00A3Lullaby5:36A4Little Rascal on a Rock4:02B1Bossa Nouveau5:05B2Just for Fun7:24B3Kids Are Pretty People7:271992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 46:37
1Our Delight5:132Autumn Leaves5:443Robbins Nest7:234Jordu5:065Confirmation5:226A Child is Born6:237Lady Bird3:568Robbins Nest (alternate take)7:301992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 35:41
1Fragile5:332Stompin' at the Savoy3:233I Should' a Said4:364See You Later5:055Three Bass Hit7:386What D'Ya Say5:497Billie's Bounce3:371993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:03:58
1A Part of Me / There Are Such Things4:362When There Is Love4:443Black Butterfly3:284Angel Face5:385The Nearness of You5:406Can’t Help Singing2:327Close Your Eyes3:088I Should Care5:469You Came a Long Way From St. Louis3:5710C’est si bon5:4411The Jitterbug Waltz3:1612Time After Time4:3413You Won’t Forget Me5:1514First Came Woman5:401993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 55:02
1Handful of Keys2:252I'm More Than Satisfied3:223How Come You Do Me Like You Do?5:064Ain't Misbehavin'3:295Honeysuckle Rose4:426Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone2:497What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue5:108Spreadin' Rhythm Around2:389I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling3:2310Your Feet's Too Big2:1711Squeeze Me3:3012Sunday2:4913The Jitterbug Waltz3:3514How Ya, Baby?3:0615Keeping Out of Mischief Now3:2316Believe It, Beloved3:181993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 36:06
1Moonlight Becomes You7:082Relaxin' At Camarillo12:193Minor Contention5:284Sunday In Savannah4:375Spontaneous Combination6:34Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:14:36
1Thad's Pad7:272Ah, Henry8:123The Summary6:014Little Rascal on a Rock6:225Upon Reflection11:306Lady Luck8:087Mean What You Say8:248Kids Are Pretty People6:399Ray-El7:2210A Child Is Born4:311995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:13:25
1Aly Kawele1:032Sarala5:473Maningafoly7:264Tounia Kanibala7:555Komidiara7:006Fantague8:227Make7:068Walidi Ya7:039Soundjata7:1810Hank Miri4:5711Hadja Fadima8:2612Moriba Ka Foly1:021996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 37:25
1I Didn't Know What Time It Was4:222Emily3:143Sweet Lorraine4:064Two Sleepy People5:375I'll Be Around1:366It's Me, O Lord (Standin' in the Need of Prayer)4:597Love Divine, All Loves Surpassing3:228Memories of You4:509Lord, I Want to Be a Christian5:191997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 54:01
1Thad's Pad3:002Things Are So Pretty In The Spring3:423Little Girl Blue2:504Odd Number3:345Blues For Lady Day2:446The Night We Called It A Day3:257Yesterdays3:078Yousre Blasé3:109Tea For Two3:0510The Blue Room3:1511Thad's Pad - Alternative Take3:1012Thad's Pad - False Start & incomplete take0:3313Thad's Pad - Alternative Take3:3214Things Are So Pretty In Spring - False Start & Alt Take3:5915Things Are So Pretty In Spring - 4 Breakdowns3:2916Things Are So Pretty In The Spring - Alternative Take3:4717Things Are So Pretty In The Spring - Alternative Take3:391997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:54
1Yardbird Suite5:242Confirmation6:283Ruby, My Dear3:554Relaxin' With Lee5:025Bloomdido4:156'Round Midnight6:337Moose the Mooche5:448Monk's Mood2:249Algo Bueno3:5410Anthropology5:3911Sippin' at Bells4:4812Blue Monk2:3913Groovin' High5:2914I Mean You5:5615Jackie-Ing4:442002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 59:35
1Bluesette5:482Blue and Sentimental3:113Milt's Mood5:234Blues in My Heart7:525Things Ain't What They Used to Be5:276Azure7:197Down5:198St. James Infirmary3:189Bluesette (take 1)5:2010Things Ain't What They Used to Be (take 1)5:3711Down (take 1)5:012004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:23
1My Heart Stood Still5:582Swedish Schnapps4:583Semisamba6:194Swinging Till The Girls Come Home5:245Aquarian Melody8:156Love You Madly9:357My Romance7:358Be Bu5:192004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
1It's the Talk of the Town2Baubles, Bangles and Beads3Once in a While4Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me5What a Wonderful World6She's Funny That Way7Stella by Starlight8The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else9A Child Is Born10What a Difference a Day Made11In My Solitude12No Moon at All13Autumn in New York14The Island15Easy LivingThe Talented Touch / Porgy and Bess
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:03:54
1If I Love Again2:002My One and Only Love2:373Don't Ever Leave Me2:414It's Easy to Remember2:485You Are My Love3:036Blue Lights3:017The Blue Room2:468A Sunday Kind of Love2:479Star Eyes2:5110Let Me Know2:3311Try a Little Tenderness3:3612Easy to Love3:2213Summertime2:3514There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York2:1215My Man's Gone Now3:4516A Woman Is a Sometime Thing2:4217Bess, You Is My Woman Now2:4718It Ain't Necessarily So3:2619I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'2:3120Oh, I Can't Sit Down4:0621Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?3:2922I Ain't Got No Shame2:162005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:09:14
1Subtle Rebuttal5:342Thad's Pad4:543Kids Are Pretty People6:414One More5:495Mean What You Say7:056A Child Is Born8:017Bossa Nova Ova5:128The Waltz You Swang for Me7:029H&T Blues5:3710Consummation5:2411The Farewell5:2712Monk's Mood2:282005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:13:46
1Pauletta7:372Bemsha Swing3:293Queen of Hearts5:544Sophisticated Lady5:195Johnny Come Lately6:156Prelude to a Kiss5:547Lotus Blossom8:038SKJ6:449Easy to Love5:0110Because I Love You5:2911Grace of God (There but for the Grace of God)8:1012Softly as in a Morning Sunrise5:512005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 44:31
1Nothin' Beats An Evil Woman3:492Warm Blue Stream4:413Confidence3:424Wind Flower5:315Minor Contention4:006Favors6:367As Long As I Live5:488Oh, What a Beautiful Morning5:459Hanky Panky4:392006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 54:36
1My Romance5:122Someone to Watch Over Me4:193Someday My Prince Will Come2:504It's the Talk of the Town4:085Willow Weep for Me4:436All the Things You Are3:427'round Midnight4:568The Days of Wine and Roses3:329Speak Low4:4310It's a Sin to Tell a Lie3:5211Tea for Two3:2512For You3:4413In a Sentimental Mood5:302006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 53:20
1You Made a Good Move5:452The Very Thought of You4:263Just One of Those Things4:214Autumn Serenade6:525Sara's Song7:286Something Went Wrong5:287A Hankerin'7:398Barbados4:009All or Nothing at All7:212006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:17
1On Green Dolphin Street5:222Mr. Walker4:263Speak Low8:004A Child Is Born5:285If I Were a Bell5:516Billie's Bounce5:187Lotus Blossom6:278Confirmation4:539We'll Be Together Again6:5310Stella by Starlight4:5011Eleanor4:492006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:06:33
1You Are There2:482I’ll Be Tired of You5:063When Lights Are Low4:574Deep Purple5:155Reminiscing6:046Suppertime3:097Just Squeeze Me6:188Something to Live For5:149Stardust6:0910Lush Life4:3611Skylark3:2512Body and Soul3:0213Cool Breeze3:3514Lush Life6:552007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:52
1You Are There2:482Then I'll Be Tired of You5:083People Time2:334When Lights Are Low5:005Deep Purple5:166Reminiscing6:067Suppertime3:118Just Squeeze Me6:219Something to Live For5:1710Stardust6:1211Lush Life4:3712You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me3:2013Come Sunday5:0314How Are Things in Glocca Morra4:002008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:26
1We're All Together4:122Odd Number4:353We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together4:544Now's The Time3:345Cyrano5:206There's A Small Hotel8:167My Funny Valentine5:558When The Hearts Are Young4:199Little Girl Blue5:4010Alpha5:1211Wine And Brandy5:292008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 56:10
1Angel Eyes7:582Autumn Leaves5:553Black Orpheus5:004Gone With the Wind6:065Over the Rainbow4:566Softly as in a Morning Sunrise4:067Misty4:428On Green Dolphin Street7:219Alone Together7:0210Dark Eyes3:042009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 52:19
1What Am I Here For?6:262Groove Merchant5:143Ripples4:164Makin' Whoopee4:415I'll Remember April5:156Star Eyes6:067Blues For Big Scotia4:518Cakewalk4:359Monk's Mood2:2910I Remember OP6:3811Lonely Woman1:482009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:07:53
1Sunday4:412Lord Prepare Me4:563More Than You Know6:324If I Were a Bell5:015I Had the Craziest Dream4:416When Your Lover Has Gone6:337Chasing the Bird3:088Ill Wind5:329Jordu5:5210The First Time I Saw Ella4:5511Quintessence2:4312You Don't Know What Love Is2:4713Stay as Sweet as You Are2:3014For All We Know3:4615I'll Be Seeing You4:162010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:23
1A Night in Tunisia6:252Opus de Funk4:553Cantaloupe Island6:044The Summer Knows3:365Cleopatra’s Dream4:166Someone to Watch Over Me6:397Begin the Beguine4:058Fly Me to the Moon5:399My Foolish Heart6:2710Stompin’ at the Savoy5:2311The Very Thought of You3:54Hank Jones Trio With Mads Vindig and Al Foster
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:25
1Pent Up House5:152When Will I Know You?7:043Bloomdido5:184Midnight Sun6:535Monk's Mood6:166Quintessence7:267Bemsha Swing5:238Up Jumped Spring6:409Bag's Groove5:1810Four5:52— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:05
1We're All Together4:112Odd Number4:353We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together4:544Now's the Time3:345Cyrano4:206There's a Small Hotel5:207My Funny Valentine8:178When Hearts Are Young5:54— · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:04
1We're All Together4:112The Blue Room2:443It Had to Be You3:144Summertime2:325Odd Number4:336Little Girl Blue5:417Things Are so Pretty in the Spring3:428We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together4:539Let's Fall in Love2:2510If I Love Again1:5711My Funny Valentine5:5212That's Pad2:5913Body and Soul3:3914It Ain't Necessarily So3:2415It's Easy to Remember2:4516Now's the Time3:33— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:56
1Your Feet's Too Big5:482Dancing on the Ceiling5:123My Ship4:524Spring Is Here3:465Rockin' in Rhythm5:536Bags' Groove4:277Alone Together3:518The Girl Next Door6:07Solo Piano: My Funny Valentine
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:58
1On Green Dolphin Street3:242Summertime5:103Fly Me to the Moon4:454My Funny Valentine4:425Black Orpheus (Mahna de Carnaval)4:386Spring Is Here4:037You Took Advantage of You3:568Georgia on My Mind3:429You're Blase4:4910Blue Monk4:0311Alone Together4:0312Au Privave3:1913The Very Thought of You5:24— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:25
1Just Squeeze Me3:332In a Sentimental Mood2:353Satin Doll3:414Prelude to a Kiss4:015What Am I Here For?3:426Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me3:437Sophisticated Lady2:388Oh Look at Me Now3:179Alone Together3:3310Don't Blame Me2:5711Gone With the Wind2:3212My Heart Stood Still2:3913If I Had You2:5514The Very Thought of You3:39
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Spontaneous Combustion / A Little TasteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:35ASpontaneous Combustion2:35 BA Little Taste3:00 | 1955 |
Album · 22
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | In JapanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 51:51A1Blue Lou6:54 A2Cotton Tail5:15 A3The Man I Love6:52 A4Crazy Rhythm6:34 B1I Only Have Eyes for You6:53 B2Basically the Blues4:24 B3Polka Dots and Moonbeams4:20 B4Yardbird Suite5:09 B5On Green Dolphin Street5:30 | Live | 1979 | |
| 1981 | On StageSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 38:591The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else5:55 2A Time for Love / My Romance7:15 3Lullaby of Birdland7:59 4My Shining Hour7:54 5The Very Thought of You3:03 6Rose Room / In a Mellow Tone6:53 | Live | 1981 | |
| 1982 | I giganti del jazz vol. 50Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 44:36A1Softly as in a Morning Sunrise8:30 A2It's Only a Papermoon6:00 A3I Love My Woman8:51 B1Fiddy's Moods6:01 B2Summertime9:14 B3Prelude to a Kiss6:00 | Compilation | 1982 | |
| 1984 | I’m All SmilesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 47:311Relaxin' at Camarillo5:22 2In a Sentimental Mood7:39 3Someday My Prince Will Come6:56 4Afternoon in Paris4:31 5Au Privave6:22 6I'm All Smiles5:06 7Rockin' in Rhythm4:49 8Con Alma6:46 | Live | 1984 | |
| 1991 | The Modern Art of JazzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 59:401Have You Met Miss Jones3:22 2Body and Soul4:35 3Blues for Sal5:30 4Airmail Special2:36 5As Time Goes By3:44 6What a Difference a Day Made3:14 7Knights at the Castle3:14 8I Only Have Eyes for You3:22 9September in the Rain4:59 10Not So Deep7:02 11Singing the Blues4:58 12Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise5:15 13Abstract of You3:41 14Blue Lou4:08 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1992 | The Incredible Hank Jones Meets Louis Bellson & Ira SullivanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:11:101Early Summer4:53 2Hormone4:34 3Ballade3:37 4Wick Dippers4:38 5Interface5:14 6Elling-Stray Lament5:02 7Ike and Mike5:46 8Lonely Moments4:50 9Our Delight5:35 10Bernie's Tune4:45 11Can't Get Out of This Mood7:37 12On the Seventh Day7:38 13Satin Doll7:01 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1992 | Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume SixteenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 59:361[introductory announcement]0:15 2I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan3:15 3It's the Talk of the Town3:47 4The Very Thought of You5:00 5The Night We Called It a Day3:21 6Bluesette3:08 7A Child Is Born4:38 8What Is This Thing Called Love?3:35 9Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'5:05 10Six & Four3:44 11I Cover the Waterfront4:21 12Memories of You4:24 13[spoken introduction]0:15 14Blue Monk4:44 15'Round Midnight5:06 16[spoken introduction]0:20 17Oh, Look at Me Now4:38 | Live | 25 February 1992 | |
| 1997 | FavorsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:071Love for Sale6:51 2Favors6:25 3Passing Time5:24 4Comin' Home Baby4:39 5Interface6:08 6Speak Low5:01 7On Green Dolphin Street4:49 8I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)4:21 9How High the Moon5:34 10A Child Is Born6:16 11Armageddon6:39 | Live | 23 September 1997 | |
| 2002 | The TouchSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:32:291Your Feet's Too Big5:47 2Dancing on the Ceiling5:11 3My Ship4:51 4Spring Is Here3:46 5Rockin' In Rhythm5:53 6Bags' Groove4:26 7Alone Together3:50 8The Girl Next Door6:07 9Speak Low4:12 10Peedlum5:05 11Lazy Afternoon7:45 12Work Song4:20 13Intimidation4:45 14Lament6:09 15Comin' Home Baby5:05 16Passing Time5:06 17Sublime5:16 18Arrival4:55 | Compilation | 22 October 2002 | |
| 2004 | Quintet Sextet Complete RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 35 tracks · 1:53:58Disc 1 1Sinbad the Sailor3:58 2Lonely Moment4:06 3Without a Song3:59 4How High the Moon2:55 5What Can I Tell My Heart3:24 6After the Rain2:51 7Tyree's Tune6:37 8Until the Real Thing Comes Along3:22 9I Thought About You3:12 10I Wanna Be Loved2:28 11Too Marvelous for Words3:53 12Teach Me Tonight2:27 13Sunday3:26 14Just a Wearyin' for You2:13 15There Will Never Be Another You3:38 16All of Me2:36 17Royal Garden Blues3:34 Disc 21Wonder Why2:34 2Dear Old Southland2:25 3Them There Eyes2:27 4Sweet and Lovely2:59 5Marcheta3:47 6Limehouse Blues3:24 7By and by When Morning Comes2:38 8Stomping at the Savoy2:48 9On the Alamo2:59 10Lonesome Road4:32 11Some Other Spring3:06 12Waycross Walk3:18 13Mack the Knife3:12 14'til There Was You2:43 15Avalon3:07 16Learn to Croon2:15 17Blue You4:09 18Indiana2:56 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | The New York Rhythm SectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks1Blues For Sal 2Polka Dots And Moonbeams 3Jimmy's Tune 4Minor's Club 5They Look Alike 6He Was Too Good To Me 7Ain't We Got Fun 8Wolf Talk 9Milt's On Stilts 10Mambosies 11Out Of Braith 12The Legal Nod 13Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 14Hallelujah! 15Sahara 16Mona's Feeling Lonely 17Kookin' In The Kitchen 18Walk Chicken Walk With Your Head Picked Bald To The Bone 19Ruby, My Dear 20Koolin' On The Settee 21Blues | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2005 | The Complete Original Quartet RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:19:421Afterwards3:18 2If I Should Lose You4:19 3Blues For Bobby4:51 4My Melancholy Baby5:42 5Cherokee4:11 6Engos, The Bloos3:44 7Body And Soul3:54 8I Didn't Know What Time It Was4:34 9The Best Things In Life Are Free5:02 10People Will Say We're In Love5:09 11Bloosey3:51 12Bird's Eye4:21 13It Might As Well Be Spring5:04 14Fine And Frisky4:58 15No Cal2:42 16Corn Flakes3:33 17Eye Ball5:05 18Saginaw5:24 | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2006 | Live at “Basie”Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 47:211Oh Look at Me Now3:44 2Willow Weep for Me5:01 3Someone to Watch Over Me4:21 4My Romance4:05 5’s Wonderful4:50 6Come Rain or Come Shine5:21 7’Round Midnight5:15 8But Beautiful5:06 9Lover Come Back to Me5:41 10The Very Thought of You3:57 | Live | 23 August 2006 | |
| 2007 | Maynard Ferguson and His Birdland Dream BandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:19:431The Wailing Boat3:08 2Somebody Wants Me Down There4:04 3Maynard the Fox2:49 4Blue Birdland4:11 5Great Guns3:15 6Lady Bug3:17 7More West2:34 8Still Water Stomp3:49 9That Jones Boy2:57 10Rosebud2:35 11Button Nose2:40 12Little Girl Kimbi3:54 13Straight Up3:36 14Cervezita3:04 15Mogo3:29 16Sleep Softly3:27 17Geller's Cellar3:59 18Free Lee2:43 19Say It With Trumpets3:00 20Everybody Moan4:22 21Tell Me Funky2:39 22You Said It2:56 23Early Hours3:49 24Nightmare3:26 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2007 | Ruby Braff with Hank Jones Complete RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:15:041Embraceable You4:58 2Treat Me Rough4:20 3But Not for Me6:31 4Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!3:08 5I Got Rhythm5:42 6Bidin' My Time5:32 7Could You Use Me?6:22 8Barbary Coast3:08 9Medley (Bidin' My Time / But Not for Me / Embraceable You)5:01 10When Your Lover Has Gone3:30 11You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me2:54 12Let's Do It3:10 13Taking a Chance on Love2:42 14Give My Regards to Broadway4:01 15Willow Weep for Me5:03 16This Is My Lucky Day2:25 17Someday You'll Be Sorry3:02 18Yesterdays3:35 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2007 | Kids: Live at Dizzy’s Club Coca‐ColaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:09:381Lady Luck8:35 2Charlie Chan5:37 3Lullaby8:09 4Little Rascal on a Rock6:36 5Budo4:06 6Soultrane7:34 7Kids Are Pretty People7:34 8Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’4:19 9Oh! Look at Me Now!2:46 10Four in One5:54 11Lazy Afternoon8:28 | Live | 8 May 2007 | |
| 2008 | The Complete Regent SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 59:541Watkins Production9:30 2Stop8:19 3Redd’s Head9:09 4Bloos, Blooze, Blues10:12 5Seein’Red7:22 6Like...What Is This?7:35 7Skippy7:47 | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2009 | Une Anthology 1947-1956Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracks · 2:33:02Disc 1 1We're All Together4:10 2Odd Number4:33 3When Hearts Are Young4:19 4There's A Small Hotel8:15 5Cyrano5:18 6Now's The Time3:32 7My Funny Valentine5:53 8We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together4:53 9Little Girl Blue5:39 10Moonlight Becomes You7:14 11Angel Face6:45 12Thad's Pad2:57 13Things Are So Pretty In The Spring3:39 14Little Girl Blue2:47 15Odd Number3:32 16That Jones Boy3:00 Disc 21Gone With The Wind3:16 2Teddy's Dream3:06 3It Had To Be You3:14 4How About You2:30 5Heart And Soul3:15 6But Not For Me2:52 7Have You Met Miss Jones?3:14 8You Don't Know What Love Is4:09 9Body And Soul3:38 10Solo Blues4:51 11Let's Fall In Love2:25 12KanKaKee Shout3:11 13Hallelujah!2:18 14Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me3:14 15Ain't We Got Fun2:39 16Polka Dots And Moonbeams3:43 17Kookin' In The Kitchen3:20 18Koolin' On The Settee3:41 19Mambosies3:22 20Have You Met Miss Jones?3:30 21Blues For Sal5:42 22Blues For Lady Day2:42 23The Blue Room2:44 | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Bop Redux / Groovin’ HighSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:541Yardbird Suite5:24 2Confirmation6:28 3Ruby, My Dear3:55 4Relaxin’ With Lee5:02 5Bloomdido4:15 6’Round Midnight6:33 7Moose the Mooche5:44 8Monk’s Mood2:24 9Algo Bueno3:54 10Anthropology5:39 11Sippin’ at Bells4:48 12Blue Monk2:39 13Groovin’ High5:29 14I Mean You5:56 15Jackie-Ing4:44 | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Live in Marciac 1993Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracksDisc 1 1Intro 2Con Man 3I Waited for You 4Tin Tin Deo 5Epistrophy 6Speak Low 7Polkadots & Moonbeams 8Bluesette 9Recorda-Me Disc 21Intro 2Our Delight 3A Child Is Born 4Confirmation 5Moose the Mooche 6Blue Monk 7Relaxing at Camarillo | Live | 2009 | |
| 2018 | In Copenhagen: Live at Jazzhus Slukefter 1983Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:01:581Just Friends6:59 2Au Privave7:41 3Alone Together9:47 4Stablemates4:43 5It Could Happen to You6:13 6Scrapple from the Apple4:59 7Budo7:02 8Tangerine6:09 9What's New8:25 | Live | 26 January 2018 | |
| 2023 | Hank Jones Trio!!!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:051Interface8:04 2A Child Is Born5:03 3Willow Weep for Me6:17 4Scrapple From the Apple6:28 5'round Midnight5:21 6Moose the Mooche6:04 7Blue Monk5:25 8I'll Remember April7:00 9Wind Flower4:04 10Interlude7:57 11Recorda Me6:22 | Live | 2023 |
Broadcast · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Barry Harris Meets Hank JonesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 56:061Announcer1:09 2On Green Dolphin Street6:41 3Announcer1:40 4Polka Dots & Moonbeams4:29 5Unknown4:53 6Remember Me6:53 7Scrapple From The Apple5:48 8Announcer1:02 9I'll Keep Looking7:11 10Announcer0:46 11Just One Of Those Things6:45 12Announcer0:16 13Relaxin' At Camarillo7:50 14Outro Voiceover0:43 | Live | 15 November 2007 |
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hank Jones, ArigatoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 42:221Allen's Alley4:50 2I'm Old Fashioned5:07 3Night Sadness (Notte Trieste)6:24 4Arigato2:52 5Majorca6:51 6What Am I Here for?5:00 7Medley: The Bad and the Beautiful, but Beautiful, You Are Too Beautiful6:09 8Gerry's Blues5:09 | 28 June 2019 | ||
| 2022 | Easy To LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 57:331But Not For Me (2022 Remastered)4:41 2I Can't Get Started (2022 Remastered)5:12 3Easy To Love (2022 Remastered)4:47 4Night In Tunisia (2022 Remastered)5:17 5Satin Doll (2022 Remastered)4:04 6Favors (2022 Remastered)7:03 7Oh! Look At Me Now (2022 Remastered)5:07 8In a Sentimental Mood (2022 Remastered)5:29 9Polka Dots and Moonbeams (2022 Remastered)5:31 10You Took Advantage of Me (2022 Remastered)4:48 11Alone Together (2022 Remastered)5:34 | 28 December 2022 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Hank Jones head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 27 | 88.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 97 | 97.8th |
| Studio albums | 71 | 99.6th |
| Awards recorded | 6 | 97.7th |
| Timeline events | 71 | 99.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 56 | 95.5th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NEA Jazz Masters | won | |
| 1989 | NEA Jazz Masters | won | |
| 2009 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | lifetime | |
| 2009 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | lifetime | |
| — | National Medal of Arts | won | |
| — | National Medal of Arts | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Jones Trio(band) | — | present | original,piano |
| Gene Krupa Trio(band) | — | present | |
| Hank Jones Quartet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original,piano |
| Clark Terry-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet(band) | — | present | |
| Kenny Dorham Quintet(band) | — | present | piano |
| Joe Newman Septet(band) | — | present | piano |
| Johnny Richards and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| The Trio(band) | — | present | |
| Ray Nance Sextet(band) | — | present | celesta |
| Ray Nance Sextet(band) | — | present | piano |
| Flip Phillips and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Hank Jones Quintet(band) | — | present | eponymous,piano |
| Meredith d'Ambrosio, Hank Jones Duo(band) | — | present | piano |
| Charlie Parker Quartet(band) | — | present | |
| The Jones Brothers(band) | — | present | organ |
| The Jones Brothers(band) | — | present | piano |
| Thad Jones Septet(band) | — | present | piano |
| Roland Kirk Sextet(band) | — | present | |
| The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory(band) | — | present | piano |
| The Buddy Rich Trio(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/80d610fe-7771-4226-aa9b-950944791698discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award — rank #32
2009 | Gene Autry, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Four Tops, Hank Jones, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, Tom Paxton | style="text-align:center;"|
- List of swing musicians
Tier rule: legacy lists: grammy_lifetime
Image: Ed Newman · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q447907 · MusicBrainz: 80d610fe-7771-4226-aa9b-950944791698
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