Hank Jones • Favors

 

Review by Lee Bloom
Favors is a live recording from May 1996 of a Hank Jones recital in Osaka, Japan. Six cuts feature the trio work of pianist Jones, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Dennis Mackrel. The remaining five tracks augment the group with the Osaka College of Music's Winds Jazz Orchestra. Hank Jones' rich musical career has spanned over fifty years; his playing synthesizes important elements of many of the influential pianists in jazz history, from Art Tatum and Erroll Garner to Bud Powell and Bill Evans. Most significantly, Jones has fused these varied sources into a wholly personal style characterized by an almost orchestral approach to arrangement and harmony, a silvery touch, and masterful attention to detail. Favors is meticulously recorded and features thoughtful arrangements of six jazz standards, as well as two Hank Jones compositions. The performance of the title track, written by Claus Ogerman, is exemplary of trio playing at its most elegant. The larger ensemble arrangements by Katsuhiko Tanaka effectively frame the subtle piano work of this consummate jazz artist. Having actually experienced over half a century of the evolution of jazz piano, Jones beautifully consolidates qualities of stride, swing and bebop with more recent harmonic developments. Refined and enriched with time, the musicality of Hank Jones is a deeply fulfilling experience.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/favors-mw0000028114

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Reseña de Lee Bloom
Favors es una grabación en vivo de mayo de 1996 de un recital de Hank Jones en Osaka, Japón. Seis cortes presentan el trabajo en trío del pianista Jones, el bajista George Mraz y el baterista Dennis Mackrel. Las cinco pistas restantes aumentan el grupo con la Orquesta de Jazz Winds del Osaka College of Music. La rica carrera musical de Hank Jones ha abarcado más de cincuenta años; su interpretación sintetiza elementos importantes de muchos de los pianistas influyentes en la historia del jazz, desde Art Tatum y Erroll Garner hasta Bud Powell y Bill Evans. Lo más significativo es que Jones ha fusionado estas variadas fuentes en un estilo totalmente personal caracterizado por un enfoque casi orquestal de los arreglos y la armonía, un toque plateado y una atención magistral a los detalles. Favors está meticulosamente grabado y presenta arreglos reflexivos de seis estándares de jazz, así como dos composiciones de Hank Jones. La interpretación de la canción principal, escrita por Claus Ogerman, es ejemplar de trío tocando en su forma más elegante. Los arreglos de conjunto más grandes de Katsuhiko Tanaka enmarcan efectivamente el sutil trabajo de piano de este consumado artista de jazz. Habiendo experimentado realmente más de medio siglo de evolución del piano de jazz, Jones consolida maravillosamente las cualidades de zancada, swing y bebop con desarrollos armónicos más recientes. Refinada y enriquecida con el tiempo, la musicalidad de Hank Jones es una experiencia profundamente satisfactoria.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/favors-mw0000028114

Tracks:
1 - Love For Sale - 6:51
2 - Favors - 6:25
3 - Passing Time - 5:25
4 - Comin Home Baby - 4:40
5 - Interface - 6:09
6 - Speak Low - 5:23
7 - On Green Dolphin Street - 4:47
8 - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - 4:24
9 - How High The Moon - 5:34
10 - A Child Is Born - 6:14
11 - Armageddon - 6:22


Credits:
    Bass – George Mraz
    Drums – Dennis Mackrel
    Piano – Hank Jones
    Woodwind – The Winds Jazz Orchestra (tracks: 7-11)

Label:    Verve Records – 537 316-2
Country:    Europe
Released:    1997
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/6097318-Hank-Jones-Favors

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