The Savoy Albums Collection (CD)

Hank Jones - The Savoy Albums Collection - This new 4CD collection brings together eight of Hank Jones' finest LPs, all recorded between 1955 and 1964. - Henry 'Hank' Jones Jr, the American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer, recorded more than 60 albums under his own name, and countless others as a sideman, including Cannonball Adderley's celebrated Somethin' Else. On May 19, 1962, he played piano as actress Marilyn Monroe sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' to then U. S. president John F. Kennedy. Jones was signed to Savoy as a bandleader, performer and recording artist in his own right in 1955, and he would go on to make numerous albums for the label as leader, co-leader or as part of a group. His first record for Savoy, The Trio (Savoy, 1955) was also one of his finest. Joined by Wendell Marshall on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums, allmusic. Com awarded the set 4½ stars and stated; "This is a superb Hank Jones date; highly recommended for fans of piano trio music". Hank made further classic albums for the label between 1956 and 1958, including Quartet-Quintet and Bluebird (both Savoy, 1956) which featured Donald Byrd, plus - on the latter - Herbie Mann. In '58 he contributed to the only record made by all three musical Jones brothers, Hank, Thad and Elvin, Keeping Up with the Joneses (MetroJazz, 1958). This new collection brings together eight of Hank Jones' finest LPs, all presented here in deluxe re-mastered sound, and all from the period when the great man's star shone brightest, between 1955 and 1964.

Track List

1. We're All Together
2. Odd Number
3. We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
4. Now's the Time
5. When Hearts Are Young
6. Cyrano
7. There's a Small Hotel
8. My Funny Valentine
9. Almost Like Being in Love
10. An Evening at Papa Joe's
11. An' Then Some
12. Summer's Gone
13. Don't Blame Me
14. Little Girl Blue
15. Bluebird
16. How High the Moon
17. Hank's Pranks
18. Alpha
19. Wine and Brandy
20. It Had to Be You
21. Heart and Soul
22. Let's Fall in Love
23. But Not for Me
24. Kankee Shout
25. Body and Soul
26. How About You?
27. Gone with the Wind
28. Teddy's Dream
29. Have You Met Miss Jones?
30. You Don't Know What Love Is
31. Solo Blues
32. Moonlight Becomes You
33. Relaxin' at Camarillo
34. Minor Contention
35. Sunday at Savannah
36. Spontaneous Combustion
37. If I Love Again
38. My One and Only Love
39. Don't Ever Leave Me
40. It's Easy to Remember
41. You Are My Love
42. Blue Lights
43. The Blue Room
44. A Sunday Kind of Love
45. Star Eyes
46. Let Me Know
47. Try a Little Tenderness
48. Easy to Love
49. Nice and Nasty
50. Keepin' Up with the Joneses
51. Three and One
52. Sput 'N' Jeff
53. It Had to Be You
54. On the Alamo
55. There Is No Greater Love
56. Maple Leaf Rag
57. The Cascades
58. Sunflowers Slow Drag
59. St. Louis Rag
60. Bohemia Rag
61. Eugenia
62. Sensation Rag
63. Ragtime Nightingale
64. The Cannonball
65. Contentment Rag
66. Jazz Mag Rag
67. Bag O' Rags