Henry "Hank" Jones Jr. (Vicksburg, 31 de Julho de 1918 – Nova York, 16 de Maio de 2010) foi um pianista e compositor de jazz. Críticos e músicos descrevem Jones como eloquente, lírico e impecável.De acordo com Arnold Jay Smith (em "O Impecável Hank Jones", Down Beat, 31 de julho de 1976), Jones foi cunhado de "o impecável" pelo historiador de jazz Ed Beach. Em 1989, a Fundação Nacional para as Artes (NEA) americana o homenageou com o prêmio Mestres do Jazz NEA. Ele também foi homenageado com o prêmio de Lenda Viva do Jazz pela Sociedade Americana de Compositores, Autores e Editores (ASCAP).2003 ASCAP Jazz Living Legend Award Em 2008, ele recebeu a Medalha Nacional de Artes. Em 13 de abril de 2009, a Universidade de Hartford o presentou com um doutorado em reconhecimento à suas realizações musicais.
Jones gravou mais de 60 álbuns sob seu próprio nome e vários outros como acompanhante, incluindo o celebrado álbum de Cannonball Adderley Somethin' Else. Em 19 de maio de 1962, ele tocou piano quando a atriz Marilyn Monroe cantou seu famoso "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" para o então presidente John F. Kennedy."Hank Jones: The Man Who Accompanied Marilyn", The Marilyn Monrow Collection Blog, February 4, 2009.
Prêmios Histórico no Grammy Vezes que ganhou: 2009: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Vezes em que foi nomeado: 5Grammy Awards Database for Hank Jones
Histórico de Hank Jones no Grammy Award Ano Categoria Título Gênero Gravadora Resultado 1977 Melhor Performance de Jazz Instrumental – Solista "Bop Redux" Jazz Muse Nomeado 1980 Melhor Performance de Jazz Instrumental – Solista "I Remember You" Jazz Black & Blue Nomeado 1980 Melhor Performance de Jazz Instrumental – Grupo "I Remember You" Jazz Black & Blue Nomeado 1995 Melhor Solo de Jazz Instrumental "Go Down Moses" Jazz Verve Nomeado 1995 Melhor Performance de Jazz Instrumental – Individual ou Grupo "Steal Away" Jazz Verve Nomeado
Discografia Como líder/co-líder {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#ffdead;" !Ano !Título !Membros !Gravadora |- |1947-53 |Urbanity | |Clef |- |1955 |The Trio |Trio com Wendell Marshall e Kenny Clarke |Savoy |- |1955 |Quartet-Quintet |Quartet/Quintet com Donald Byrd, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke + Matty Dice |Savoy |- |1955 |Bluebird |Quarteto/Quinteto com Wendell Marshall/Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke + Herbie Mann/Jerome Richardson/Donald Byrd and Matty Dice/Joe Wilder |Savoy |- |1956 |Have You Met Hank Jones |Solo |Savoy |- |1956 |Hank Jones' Quartet |Quarteto com Bobby Jaspar, Paul Chambers e Kenny Clarke |Savoy |- |1958 |Gigi |Quarteto com Barry Galbraith, Arnold Fishkin, Donald Lamond |Golden Crest |- |1958 |The Talented Touch |Quarteto com Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson |Capitol |- |1958 |Porgy and Bess |Quarteto com Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Elvin Jones |Capitol |- |1963 |Here's Love |Quarteto com Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton, Elvin Jones |Argo |- |1964 |This Is Ragtime Now! |Trio com Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson |ABC-Paramount |- |1966 |Happenings |com Oliver Nelson and Orchestra |Impulse! |- |1975 |Hanky Panky |Trio com Ron Carter e Grady Tate |East Wind |- |1976 |Satin Doll: Dedicated to Duke Ellington |Solo |Trio |- |1976 |Jones-Brown-Smith |Trio com Ray Brown e Jimmie Smith |Concord Jazz |- |1976 |Arigato |Trio/Quarteto com Richard DavisRichard Davis/Jay Leonhart, Ronnie Bedford + Ray Rivera, |Progressive |- |1977 |Bop Redux |Trio com George Duvivier e Ben Riley |Muse |- |1977 |Just for Fun |Trio/Quarteto com Ray Brown, Shelly Manne + Howard Roberts |Galaxy |- |1977 |I Remember You |Trio com George Duvivier e Oliver Jackson |Black & Blue |- |1977 |Have You Met This Jones? |Trio com Isla Eckinger e Kurt Bong |MPS |- |1977 |The Trio |Trio com Milt Hinton e Bob Rosengarden |Chiaroscuro |- |1977-78 |Tiptoe Tapdance |Solo |Galaxy |- |1978 |Groovin' High |Quinteto com Sam Jones, Mickey Roker, Thad Jones, e Charlie Rouse |Muse |- |1978 |Our Delights |Dueto de piano com Tommy Flanagan |Galaxy |- |1978 |More Delights |Dueto de piano com Tommy Flanagan |Galaxy |- |1978 |Compassion |Trio com George Duvivier e Alan Dawson |Black & Blue |- |1978 |Ain't Misbehavin' |Trio/Sexteto com Richard Davis, Roy Haynes + Bob Ojeda, Teddy Edwards, e Kenny Burrell |Galaxy |- |1979 |Easy to Love |Trio com George Duvivier, Shelly Manne |Lobster |- |1979 |Hank Jones Trio Live in Japan |Trio com George Duvivier, Shelly Manne |Trio
|1979 |Trio 1979 Discoveries |Trio com George Duvivier, Shelly Manne |55 |- |1979 |Bluesette |Trio com George Duvivier, Alan Dawson |Black & Blue |- |1983 |I'm All Smiles |Dueto de piano com Tommy Flanagan |MPS |- |1985 |Great Jazz Quartet Live in Japan |Quarteto com Sam Most, Ray Brown, Alan Dawson |TDK |- |1987 |Duo |Dueto com Red Mitchell |Timeless |- |1989 |The Oracle |Trio com Dave Holland, Billy Higgins |EmArcy |- |1989 |Lazy Afternoon |Quarteto com Ken Peplowski, Dave Holland, Keith Copeland |Concord Jazz |- |1990 |Hank Jones with the Meridian String Quartet |Com o Meridian String Quartet conduzido por Manny Albam |LRC |- |1991 |Hank Jones Trio with Mads Vinding & Al Foster |Trio com Mads Vinding, Al Foster |Storyville |- |1991 |Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Sixteen |Solo |Concord |- |1993 |Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones |Trio com George Mraz, Elvin Jones |Verve |- |1995 |Steal Away |Dueto com Charlie Haden |Verve |- |2004 |Round Midnight|Solo |Eighty-Eight's |- |2004 |For My Father|Trio com George Mraz, Dennis Mackrel |Justin Time |- |2005 |My Funny Valentine| |Sony/CBS |- |2006 |Round Midnight| |Sony |- |2006 |Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola|Dueto com Joe Lovano |Blue Note |- |2006 |West of 5th|Com Jimmy Cobb e Christian McBride |Chesky |- |2006 |Hank and Frank| |Lineage |- |2009 |Hank and Frank II|Frank Wess, Ilya Lushtak, Marion Cowings, John Webber, and Mickey Roker. |Lineage |- |2009 |Pleased to Meet You|Oliver Jones, Brandi Disterheft e Jim Doxas |Justin Time Records |- |2009 |Trio Hank Jones|George Mraz, Willie Jones |Multisonic |- |2012 |Come Sunday|Dueto com Charlie Haden |EmArcy
Com o Great Jazz Trio {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#ffdead;" !Ano !Título !Membros !Gravadora |- |1976 |I'm Old Fashioned|Com Sadao Watanabe, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1976 |Love for Sale|Com Buster Williams, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1977 |The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1977 |The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1977 |The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Again|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind (released 2000) |- |1977 |Bird of Paradise|Com Sadao Watanabe, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |Flying Disk |- |1977 |Kindness Joy Love & Happiness|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1977 |Direct from L.A.|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1978 |Milestones|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1978 |New Wine in Old Bottles|Com Jackie McLean, Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1978 |The Great Tokyo Meeting|Com Ron Carter, Tony Williams |East Wind |- |1980 |Chapter II|Com Eddie Gómez, Al Foster |East Wind |- |1980 |Moreover|Com Eddie Gómez, Al Foster |East Wind |- |1982 |Threesome|Com Eddie Gómez, Jimmy Cobb |Eastworld |- |1983 |N.Y.Sophisticate: a Tribute to Duke Ellington |Com Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Cobb, The Strings Quartet |Denon Records |- |1984 |Monk's Mood |Com Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Cobb, Terumasa Hino |Dennon |- |2003 |Autumn Leaves |Com Elvin Jones (bateria), Richard Davis (baixo) |441 Records
Como acompanhante Com Cannonball AdderleySomethin' Else (Blue Note, 1958)Com Manny AlbamThe Soul of the City (Solid State, 1966)Com Gene AmmonsBad! Bossa Nova (Prestige, 1962) Got My Own (Prestige, 1972) Big Bad Jug (Prestige, 1972)Com Louis BellsonDrummer's Holiday (Verve, 1958)Com Bob BrookmeyerTonite's Music Today (Storyvile, 1956) com Zoot Sims Whooeeee (Storyville, 1956) - Zoot Sims-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet Brookmeyer (Vik, 1956) Stretching Out (United Artists, 1958) - Zoot Sims-Bob Brookmeyer Octet Jazz Is a Kick (Mercury, 1960) Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve, 1961)Com Ruth BrownLate Date with Ruth Brown (Atlantic, 1959) Ruth Brown '65 (Mainstream, 1965)Com Kenny BurrellBluesin' Around (Columbia, 1962 ) Night Song (Verve, 1969)Com Rusty BryantFor the Good Times (Prestige, 1973)Com Donald ByrdByrd's Word (Savoy, 1955) New Formulas from the Jazz Lab (RCA Victor, 1957) com Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab (Jubilee, 1958) com Gigi GryceCom Ron CarterCarnaval (1978)Com Paul ChambersBass on Top (Prestige, 1957)Com Jimmy Cleveland Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (EmArcy, 1955) Rhythm Crazy (EmArcy, 1959 )Com Al CohnThat Old Feeling (RCA Victor, 1955) The Brothers! (RCA Victor, 1955) com Bill Perkins e Richie Kamuca From A to...Z (RCA Victor, 1956) com Zoot Sims The Sax Section (Epic, 1956) Cohn on the Saxophone (Dawn, 1956)Com Art FarmerLast Night When We Were Young (ABC-Paramount, 1957) Portrait of Art Farmer (Contemporary, 1958) The Aztec Suite (United Artists, 1959)Com Ella FitzgeraldRhythm Is My Business (Verve, 1962)Com Curtis FullerNew Trombone (Prestige, 1957) Cabin in the Sky (Impulse!, 1962)Com Dizzy GillespieA Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve, 1960) The Bop Session (Sonet, 1975) – com Sonny Stitt, Percy Heath e Max RoachCom Dexter GordonCa'Purange (Prestige, 1972) Tangerine (Prestige, 1972)Com Johnny GriffinSoul Groove (Atlantic, 1963) – com Matthew GeeCom Gigi GryceGigi Gryce (MetroJazz, 1958)Com Lionel HamptonYou Better Know It!!! (Impulse!, 1965)Com Johnny HartmanI Just Dropped By to Say Hello (Impulse!, 1963) The Voice That Is! (Impulse!, 1964)Com Donna Hightower'Take One (Capitol, 1959) Com Johnny Hodges Sandy's Gone (Verve, 1963) Wings & Things (Verve, 1965) Don't Sleep in the Subway (Verve, 1967) 3 Shades of Blue (Flying Dutchman, 1970) Com Bobbi Humphrey Flute In (Blue Note, 1971)
Com Milt Jackson Opus de Jazz (Savoy, 1956) The Jazz Skyline (Savoy, 1956) Bags & Flutes (Atlantic, 1957) Bags & Trane (Atlantic, 1960) – com John Coltrane Statements (Impulse!, 1962) Big Bags (Riverside, 1962) For Someone I Love (Riverside, 1963) Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate (Riverside, 1963) Much in Common (Verve, 1964) – with Ray Brown Ray Brown / Milt Jackson (Verve, 1965) – com Ray Brown Com Illinois Jacquet Groovin' with Jacquet (Clef, 1951-53 ) Com Elvin Jones Elvin! (Riverside, 1962) And Then Again (Atlantic, 1965) Dear John C. (Impulse!, 1965) Com Clifford Jordan Hello, Hank Jones (Eastworld, 1978) Com Joe Lovano I'm All For You (Blue Note, 2004) Joyous Encounters (Blue Note, 2005) Com Herbie Mann Salute to the Flute (Epic, 1957) Com Shelly Manne 2-3-4 (Impulse!, 1962) Com Gary McFarland The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Verve, 1962) Com Howard McGhee Howard McGhee e Milt Jackson (Savoy, 1948 ) Com Helen Merrill Helen Merrill and Strings (EmArcy, 1955) Com Wes Montgomery So Much Guitar (Riverside, 1961) Com James Moody Great Day (Argo, 1963) Com Oliver Nelson Oliver Nelson Plays Michelle (Impulse!, 1966) Encyclopedia of Jazz (Verve, 1966) The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966) The Spirit of '67 (Impulse!, 1967) – com Pee Wee Russell The Kennedy Dream (Impulse!, 1967) Com Joe Newman Salute to Satch (RCA Victor, 1956) The Midgets (Vik, 1956) Com Charlie Rouse e Paul Quinichette The Chase Is On (Bethlehem, 1958) Com A. K. Salim Flute Suite (Savoy, 1957) com Frank Wess e Herbie Mann Com Johnny Smith Johnny Smith (Verve, 1967) Com Bob Stewart Welcome to the Club (1986) Talk of The Town (2004) Com Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (Roost, 1955) Sonny Stitt Plays (Roost, 1955) Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers (Roost, 1957) Stitt in Orbit (Roost, 1962) Goin' Down Slow (Prestige, 1972) Com Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer Gingerbread Men (Mainstream, 1966) Com Lucky Thompson Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (Moodsville, 1963)