Bluebird (Hank Jones album)

Bluebird, also released later as The Trio with Guests (1956) and Hank's Pranks (1962), is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1955 for the Savoy label.[1][2]

Bluebird
Studio album by Hank Jones Trio with Guests
Released	1956
Recorded	November 1, 3, 29 and December 20, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:15
Label	Savoy MG 12053
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Hank Jones chronology
Quartet-Quintet (1955) Bluebird (1956) Have You Met Hank Jones (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and in its review by Scott Yanow, he states, "These relaxed cool jazz performances feature pianist Hank Jones in a variety of settings. ...It's a tasteful set of melodic bop".[3]

Track listing

1. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:39
2. "Bluebird" (Charlie Parker) - 14:57
3. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 6:05
4. "Hank's Pranks" (Hank Jones) - 4:51
5. "Alpha" (Jones) - 5:13
6. "Wine and Brandy" (Frank Foster) - 5:30
7. "Alpha" [Take 2] (Jones) - 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Wine and Brandy" [Take 2] (Foster) - 5:27 Bonus track on reissue

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on November 1, 1955 (track 4), November 3, 1955 (tracks 1 & 5-8), November 29, 1955 (track 3) and December 20, 1955 (track 2)

Personnel

• Hank Jones - piano
• Herbie Mann - flute (track 2)
• Jerome Richardson - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 5-8)
• Donald Byrd (track 4), Matty Dice (track 4), Joe Wilder (track 3) - trumpet
• Wendell Marshall (tracks 1 & 3-8), Eddie Jones (track 2) - bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums

References

1. Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series accessed July 31, 2015
2. Hank Jones Catalog accessed July 31, 2015
3. Yanow, Scott. Bluebird – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.