Bluebird (Hank Jones album)

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Released 1956 Artist Hank Jones Trio Producer Ozzie Cadena Genre Jazz		Length 42:15 Release date 1956 Label Savoy Jazz
Recorded November 1, 3, 29 and December 20, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack Bluebird (1955) Have You Met Hank Jones (1956) Jazz albums The Jazz Trio of Hank Jon, Have You Met Hank Jones, The Hank Jones Quartet‑Quintet, The Golden Age of Ap, Loved Ones

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.

Reception

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".

Track listing

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