Duo (Hank Jones and Red Mitchell album)

Duo
Studio album by Hank Jones and Red Mitchell
Released 1988
Recorded December 1987
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 50:01
Label Timeless
SJP 283
Hank Jones chronology
Hot Flutes
(1985)		 Duo
(1987)		 Standard Collection Vol. 1: Summertime
(1988)
Red Mitchell chronology
The Red Barron Duo
(1985)		 Duo
(1987)		 Jive at Five
(1988)

Duo (also referred to as Hank Jones-Red Mitchel Duo) is an album by pianist Hank Jones and bassist Red Mitchell recorded in 1987 for the Dutch Timeless label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states: "These two musicians usually make any date that they're a part of a success and this rare duo date together is no exception. Jones' effortlessly swinging style is matched beautifully by the bassist's imaginative lines".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 6:17
  2. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) - 6:55
  3. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 6:09
  4. "Wee" (Denzil Best) - 5:29
  5. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:16
  6. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 4:27
  7. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 8:17
  8. "But Beautiful" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 8:11

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 7, 2015
  2. ↑ Timeless Records SJP series discography, accessed August 7, 2015
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Hank Jones-Red Mitchell Duo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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