Hank Jones
Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians have 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 is estimated to have "appeared on over a thousand recordings" as a sideman, including Cannonball Adderley's celebrated album Somethin' Else with Miles Davis. 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.
Hank and Frank
- 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Phases
- 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z
Want More
- 2019-02-18T00:00:00.000000Z
The Legendary
- 2016-10-03T00:00:00.000000Z
I'm All Smiles
- 2014-01-31T00:00:00.000000Z
Come Sunday
- 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
TRIO 1979 + 1
- 2010-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z
LAST RECORDING
- 2010-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z
You Are There
- 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z
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