Hank Jones

piano · 1918–2010 · Vicksburg

Pianist from Vicksburg (Mississippi), brother of Thad and Elvin Jones. Ella Fitzgerald's accompanist from 1948 to 1953, he was associated with the Great Jazz Trio from 1976 and appears on more than a thousand recordings according to Wikipedia.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's)

Landmark tracks

• Have You Met Miss Jones (1956)

Cited in 3 radio episodes

• Dec 13, 2023: Hank Jones, la classe au bout des doigts, troisième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dec 12, 2023: Hank Jones, la classe au bout des doigts, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Dec 11, 2023: Hank Jones, la classe au bout des doigts, première partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Wikipedia, Hank Jones
• EN : Wikipedia, The Trio (Hank Jones album)
• EN : Jazzdisco, Hank Jones discography

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