HANK JONES

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Henry "Hank" Jones (born July 31, 1918 - died May 16, 2010) was a jazz pianist born in Vicksburg, Mississippi who grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, where he studied piano at an early age and came under the influence of Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. By the age of 13 Jones was performing locally in Michigan and Ohio. While playing with territory bands in Grand Rapids and Lansing he met Lucky Thompson, who invited him to New York City in 1944 to work at the Onyx Club with Hot Lips Page.

In New York, Jones regularly listened to leading bop musicians, 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. In autumn 1947 he began touring in Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, and from 1948 read more...

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Urbanity
Bop 1956

HANK JONES The Jazz Trio of Hank Jones album cover

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The Jazz Trio of Hank Jones
Bop 1956

HANK JONES The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet album cover

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The Hank Jones Quartet-Quintet
Bop 1956

HANK JONES The Trio With Guests (aka Bluebird aka Hank's Pranks) album cover

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The Trio With Guests (aka Bluebird aka Hank's Pranks)
Bop 1956

HANK JONES Have You Met Hank Jones (aka Solo Piano) album cover

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Have You Met Hank Jones (aka Solo Piano)
Bop 1956

HANK JONES The Talented Touch album cover

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The Talented Touch
Bop 1958

HANK JONES Hank Jones Swings Songs from Lerner and Loewe's Gigi album cover

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Hank Jones Swings Songs from Lerner and Loewe's Gigi
Bop 1958

HANK JONES Porgy and Bess Swingin' Impressions album cover

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Porgy and Bess Swingin' Impressions
Bop 1959

HANK JONES Now Dig This : Jazz In 2 Keys (Music Minus One ‎series) album cover

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Now Dig This : Jazz In 2 Keys (Music Minus One ‎series)
Bop 1960

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Here's Love
Bop 1963

HANK JONES This Is Ragtime Now! album cover

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This Is Ragtime Now!
Bop 1964

HANK JONES Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson ‎: Happenings album cover

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Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson ‎: Happenings
Bop 1967

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Hanky Panky
Bop 1975

HANK JONES Satin Doll (aka Solo 1976 - A Tribute To Duke Ellington) album cover

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Satin Doll (aka Solo 1976 - A Tribute To Duke Ellington)
Bop 1976

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Arigato
Bop 1977

HANK JONES Jones - Brown - Smith (aka Rockin' In Rhythm) album cover

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Jones - Brown - Smith (aka Rockin' In Rhythm)
Bop 1977

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'Bop Redux
Bop 1977

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Just for Fun
Bop 1977

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I Remember You
Bop 1978

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Tiptoe Tapdance
Bop 1978

HANK JONES Hank Jones, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier, Don Lamond, Mantego : Get Happy! More Jazz In 2 Keys album cover

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Hank Jones, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier, Don Lamond, Mantego : Get Happy! More Jazz In 2 Keys
Bop 1978

HANK JONES Have You Met This Jones? album cover

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Have You Met This Jones?
Bop 1978

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Compassion
Bop 1978

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Bluesette
Bop 1979

HANK JONES Ain't Misbehavin' album cover

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Ain't Misbehavin'
Bop 1979

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Groovin' High
Bop 1979

HANK JONES Relaxin' At Camarillo album cover

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Relaxin' At Camarillo
Bop 1984

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Duo
Bop 1987

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Lazy Afternoon
Bop 1989

HANK JONES Hank Jones & Dave Holland & Billy Higgins ‎: Interface album cover

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Hank Jones & Dave Holland & Billy Higgins ‎: Interface
Bop 1989

HANK JONES Hank Jones/Satoru Oda Quintet : Ginmaku, Vol. 1 album cover

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Hank Jones/Satoru Oda Quintet : Ginmaku, Vol. 1
Bop 1991

HANK JONES Hank Jones with the Meridian String Quartet album cover

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Hank Jones with the Meridian String Quartet
Bop 1991

HANK JONES Trio With Mads Vinding & Al Foster album cover

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Trio With Mads Vinding & Al Foster
Bop 1991

HANK JONES Hank Jones/Satoru Oda Quintet : Ginmaku, Vol. 2 album cover

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Hank Jones/Satoru Oda Quintet : Ginmaku, Vol. 2
Bop 1991

HANK JONES Hank Jones / Satoru Oda Quintet : The Hi Fi Jazz Recordings album cover

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Hank Jones / Satoru Oda Quintet : The Hi Fi Jazz Recordings
Bop 1992

HANK JONES A Handful of Keys: The Music of Thomas

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A Handful of Keys: The Music of Thomas "Fats" Waller
Bop 1992

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Moods Unlimited
Bop 1993

HANK JONES Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet : Standard Jazz for Lovers Vol. 1 album cover

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Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet : Standard Jazz for Lovers Vol. 1
Bop 1993

HANK JONES Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet : Standard Jazz for Lovers Vol. 2 album cover

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Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet : Standard Jazz for Lovers Vol. 2
Bop 1993

HANK JONES Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet : Standard Jazz for Lovers Vol. 3 album cover

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Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet : Standard Jazz for Lovers Vol. 3
Bop 1994

HANK JONES Great Jazz Quintet - Standard Jazz For Lovers, Vol. 4: Days Of Wine And Roses album cover

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Great Jazz Quintet - Standard Jazz For Lovers, Vol. 4: Days Of Wine And Roses
Bop 1994

HANK JONES Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones album cover

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Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones
Bop 1994

HANK JONES Hank Jones Meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck The And Mandinkas : Sarala album cover

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Hank Jones Meets Cheick-Tidiane Seck The And Mandinkas : Sarala
African Fusion 1995

HANK JONES Satoru Oda & Hank Jones Great Jazz Quintet : Just Friends album cover

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Satoru Oda & Hank Jones Great Jazz Quintet : Just Friends
Bop 2000

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Trumpet Workshop
Bop 2004

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For My Father
Bop 2005

HANK JONES Solo Piano: My Funny Valentine album cover

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Solo Piano: My Funny Valentine
Bop 2005

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West of 5th
Bop 2006

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'Round Midnight
Bop 2006

HANK JONES Hank Jones with Frank Wess : Hank and Frank album cover

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Hank Jones with Frank Wess : Hank and Frank
Swing 2006

HANK JONES Hank Jones, Frank Wess : Hank and Frank II album cover

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Hank Jones, Frank Wess : Hank and Frank II
Swing 2009

HANK JONES Hank Jones / The Great Jazz Trio : Last Recording album cover

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Hank Jones / The Great Jazz Trio : Last Recording
Bop 2010

HANK JONES The Memorial - Unpublished Anthology album cover

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The Memorial - Unpublished Anthology
Bop 2010

HANK JONES EPs & splits

HANK JONES live albums

HANK JONES Hank Jones / George Duvivier / Shelly Manne ‎: Easy To Love album cover

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Hank Jones / George Duvivier / Shelly Manne ‎: Easy To Love
Bop 1979

HANK JONES In Japan (aka Trio 1979) album cover

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In Japan (aka Trio 1979)
Bop 1980

HANK JONES Hank Jones + Tommy Flanagan On Two Concert Grand Pianos : I'm All Smiles album cover

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Hank Jones + Tommy Flanagan On Two Concert Grand Pianos : I'm All Smiles
Bop 1984

HANK JONES Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen album cover

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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen
Bop 1992

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Favors
Bop 1997

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Jazz na Hradě
Bop 2009

HANK JONES Jam At Basie Featuring Hank Jones album cover

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Jam At Basie Featuring Hank Jones
Bop 2010

HANK JONES Trio 1979 Discoveries album cover

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Trio 1979 Discoveries
Bop 2010

HANK JONES In Copenhagen : Live At Jazzhus Slukefter 1983 album cover

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In Copenhagen : Live At Jazzhus Slukefter 1983
Bop 2018

HANK JONES Live at Jazzhus Slukefter vol.2 album cover

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Live at Jazzhus Slukefter vol.2
Hard Bop 2020

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!!!
Hard Bop 2023

HANK JONES demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)

HANK JONES re-issues & compilations

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The Oracle
Bop 1990

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Master Class
Bop 1997

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The Touch
Bop 2002

HANK JONES Hank Jones Solo And Trio : Satin Doll album cover

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Hank Jones Solo And Trio : Satin Doll
Bop 2003

HANK JONES The Talented Touch / Porgy and Bess album cover

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The Talented Touch / Porgy and Bess
Bop 2004

HANK JONES Hank Jones & Tyree Glenn : Quintet & Sextet album cover

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Hank Jones & Tyree Glenn : Quintet & Sextet
Bop 2004

HANK JONES Hank Jones Great Jazz Trio, The Greatest Hits Of Standards Vol.1: Prelude To A Kiss album cover

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Hank Jones Great Jazz Trio, The Greatest Hits Of Standards Vol.1: Prelude To A Kiss
Bop 2007

HANK JONES The Greatest Hits Of Standards Vol.2 : Stardust album cover

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The Greatest Hits Of Standards Vol.2 : Stardust
Bop 2007

HANK JONES The Greatest Hits Of Standards Vol.3 : My Funny Valentine album cover

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The Greatest Hits Of Standards Vol.3 : My Funny Valentine
Bop 2007

HANK JONES Une Anthologie 1947-1956 album cover

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Une Anthologie 1947-1956
Bop 2008

HANK JONES Complete Original Trio Recordings album cover

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Complete Original Trio Recordings
Bop 2008

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"The Oracle" was originally released as Billy Higgins' album "Interface" in 1989. Any reissue of previously released material is placed under "compilation".