01. Yardbird Suite
02. Confirmation
03. Ruby, My Dear
04. Relaxin' With Lee
05. Bloomdido
06. Round Midnight
07. Moose the Mooche
08. Monk's Mood

Personnel: 
Hank Jones - piano 
George Duvivier - bass
Ben Riley – drums

Veteran pianist Hank Jones teams up with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Ben Riley for a set of high-quality explorations of eight bop standards; four apiece by Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. Jones is sensitive on the ballads and lightly but firmly swinging on the more uptempo material. Typically tasteful performances come from one of the greats. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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01. Medley (You Go to My Head) (Coots, Gillespie) 2:49
02. Thad's Pad (Jones) 2:59
03. Things Are So Pretty in the Spring (Jones, Jones, Harris) 3:40
04. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers, Hart) 2:48
05. Odd Number (Jones) 3:33
06. We're All Together (Jones) 4:10
07. Odd Number (Jones) 4:33
08. We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together (Manners, Sour) 4:52
09. Now's the Time (Parker) 3:32
10. Cyrano (Cadena) 5:19
11. There's a Small Hotel (Rodgers, Hart) 8:15
12. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Hart) 5:54
13. When the Hearts Are Young (Goodman, Romberg) 4:17
14. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers, Hart) 5:37
15. Pretty Brown (Wilkins) 3:33
16. Four and Six (Nelson) 5:00
17. The Party's Over (Comden, Green, Styne) 4:24
18. Have You Met Miss Jones ? (Rodgers, Hart) 3:21

Hank Jones - Piano
Johnny Smith - Guitar
Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Wendell Marshall, Aaron Bell, Oscar Pettiford - Bass
Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, Art Davis, Elvin Jones, Ed Thigpen – Drums

I am both a fan of piano trio music (especially from the 50s), and of Hank Jones whom I consider to be among the great jazz pianists.

Piano trios, by their nature, are self-contained rhythm sections that also handle melody. When they are comprised of superior musicians they also do wonderful things with harmony. The musicians on this album are all superior. On bass Hank is paired with the best of the era, including Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Wendell Marshall, Art Davis, Aaron Bell and Oscar Pettiford. Top names to be sure.

The drummers on these tracks include the same caliber of musician: Max Roach, Kenny Clarke, Hank's brother Elvin Jones, Charlie Smith, and Ed Thigpen. Allow me to provide comments about Charlie Smith who may sound like a nobody in the foregoing list. He is anything but! I first came across him in a video shot in 1952 when he was backing Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie playing Hot House and I was so impressed that I immediately set out to learn more about him. Sadly, there is a dearth of information about him, which is a shame.

Hank also did a trio session with guitarist Johnny Smith, which is on the track titled Thad's Pad (no doubt named for his trumpeter brother, Thad Jones.) Nat King Cole pioneered the piano-bass-guitar trio format, and Oscar Peterson adopted it when he started out with Herb Ellis on guitar paired with Ray Brown. This track works as well as anything Nat or Oscar was doing during the period.

All of the tracks were recorded between 1951 and 1953. Although recording technology back then was relatively crude, the sound quality of this album is - at least - adequate. I was able to clearly hear and enjoy every note on every track. If you have any concerns listen to the sound samples above, which are a fairly accurate indication of the quality of the album.

For me this is a no-brainer. The music and the musicians on the album make this a treasure because I am a fan of Jones, the other musicians and the trio format, as well as a musician who studies this era. --- Mike Tarrani, amazon.com

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01. Algo Bueno
02. Anthropology
03. Sippin' At Bells
04. Blue Monk
05. Groovin' High
06. I Mean You
07. Jackie-ing

Musicians:
Hank Jones - piano
Charlie Rouse - sax
Thad Jones - trumpet
Sam Jones - bass
Mickey Roker – drums

This is essentially a bebop jam session, but due to the participation of cornetist/arranger Thad Jones, the music has its surprises. Pianist Hank Jones (Thad's brother), unrelated bassist Sam Jones, drummer Mickey Roker and tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse team up in different combinations during seven jazz standards that date back to the bebop era. "Algo Bueno" and "Blue Monk" are features for the rhythm section; "Groovin' High" is an unusual cornet-piano-drums trio made possible by the strength of Hank Jones' left hand; four tunes including "Anthropology," which has a very advanced arrangement for the melody, and a samba version of "Sippin' at Bells," showcase the full group. Although currently out of print, hopefully this superior Muse album will reappear on the 32 Jazz label in time. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1    Speak Low (4:12)
2    Peedlum (5:05)
3    Lazy Afternoon (7:45)
4    Work Song (4:20)
5    Intimidation (4:45)
6    Lament (6:09)
7    Coming Home Baby (5:05)
8    Passing Time (5:06)
9    Sublime (5:16)
10    Arrival (4:56)

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Ken Peplowski
Bass – Dave Holland
Drums – Keith Copeland
Piano – Hank Jones

Hank Jones, the father of Detroit's piano legacy (preceding Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris and Roland Hanna) is teamed on this Concord CD with the typically superb bass of Dave Holland, the supportive drumming of Keith Copeland and (on half the songs) Ken Peplowski's alto (with just a touch of his clarinet). Jones performs a diverse yet unified set of standards and originals. His use of celeste on a moody "Lazy Afternoon," his Monkish "Intimidation" and a trio romp on "Speak Low" are among the highpoints of the excellent release by an ageless master. ---Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review

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1 - Introduction by President Václav Klaus
2 - Lady Luck
3 - Recorda Me
4 - Lament
5 - Stella by Starlight
6 - Round Midnight
7 - Comin' Home, Baby!
8 - Lonely Woman
9 - Interface
10 - Twisted Blues
11 - Speak Low
12 - Rhythm-a-Ning
13 - Blue Monk

Musicians:
Hank Jones – piano
George (Jirí) Mraz - bass
Willie Jones – drums.

Recorded less than a year before the pianist died in May, this trio recording shows that his swing, invention of melodic lines, harmonic imagination and celebrated touch were flourishing at the end of his 90th year. The occasion was the 31st concert of Jazz na Hradě in Prague Castle. The series was initiated by the Czech Republic’s ranking jazz fan, its President, Václav Klaus. The first track of the CD is Klaus’s brief welcome and introduction. Jones takes over in the universal language of music, accompanied by the eminent Czech émigré bassist George Mraz and the young drummer Willie Jones III (no relation).

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