Hank Jones
Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians 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 countless others as a sideman, including Cannonball Adderley's celebrated album Somethin' Else. 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 31, 1918 (Vicksburg), Died May 16, 2010 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1965
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 161 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 75939 | 3/6/1950 | Peas and rice | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76732 | 8/15/1950 | I'll never be free | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76750 | 8/25/1950 | Dream a little dream on me | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76751 | 8/25/1950 | Can anyone explain | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76899 | 9/26/1950 | Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76900 | 9/26/1950 | Molasses, molasses | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80745 | 3/27/1951 | Cheasapeake and Ohio | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80746 | 3/27/1951 | Little man in a flying saucer | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80747 | 3/27/1951 | Because of rain | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 80748 | 3/27/1951 | The hot canary | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81075 | 5/24/1951 | Even as you and I | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81076 | 5/24/1951 | If you really love me | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81077 | 5/24/1951 | Love you madly | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81214 | 6/26/1951 | Mixed emotions | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81215 | 6/26/1951 | Smooth sailing | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81216 | 6/26/1951 | Come on a-my house | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81287 | 7/18/1951 | I don't want to make a change | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81288 | 7/18/1951 | There never was a baby like my baby | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 81289 | 7/18/1951 | Give a little, get a little | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 82075 | 1/4/1952 | Air mail special | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 82076 | 1/4/1952 | Rough ridin' | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 82319 | 2/25/1952 | A guy is a guy | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 82320 | 2/25/1952 | Nowhere guy | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 82321 | 2/25/1952 | Gee but I'm glad to know you love me | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 82322 | 2/25/1952 | Goody goody | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Hank," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323999.
Jones, Hank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323999.
"Jones, Hank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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Wikipedia: Hank Jones
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LCNAR: Jones, Hank, 1918-2010 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81058273
Wikidata: Hank Jones - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q447907
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2656489
MusicBrainz: Hank Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/80d610fe-7771-4226-aa9b-950944791698
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