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lupin392 on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
5 stars for me
pearl40harbor on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Just... Soooo good. I love it.
fluffybal on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
I was going to his 90 birthday at north sea jazz. Unfortunately he was ill and not able to come. So only roy hangrove and Roberta Gambrini were there..
joseluismiami on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
I think he may have heard Art Tatum play this once. Still makes it his own though.
pnebenzahl on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Well "better" is a relative term, yes? There are great talents in the history of jazz piano, Tatum had a unique role in developing the piano, from him flows Oscar, Phineas Newborn, and others. Hank has some of Art in him, but he is clearly also a student of Fats Waller, and is on his own merits one of the five or six greatest of all time - the strangely self-taught Erroll Garner, the disciplined Teddy Wilson, the extrovert Tatum, the happiest of all Oscar Peterson, the inward-bound Bill Evans.
pnebenzahl on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Those left hand harmonizations are what makes my heart sing! The great Hank Jones! God bless Mrs. Jones for her three sons, my three favorite musicians - Hank, Elvin and Thad. My god, what a family!
HitokiriDiaz on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Bob James makes smooth jazz
estebanlinares on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
maravilloso.
moonpennymiracle on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
i agree completely.......you never hear his name with the other greats but hes just as good if not better........i prefer the soft touch adn feel he gets
jimbomed on November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
I'm almost embarassed to say that I knew little of Hank Jones until recently, even though I've studied jazz piano and have been a fan for years...Hank Jones is as good as any of the greats..I like him even better than Tatum or Peterson.Why hasn't he achieved the greatness he so deserves? |