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Urbanity (album)

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Released
  
1956

Artist
  
Hank Jones

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Urbanity (1947-53)
  
The Trio (1955)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Verve Records

Recorded
  
September-October, 1947 and September 4, 1953 New York City

Length
  
51:55 CD reissue with bonus tracks

Similar
  
Hank Jones albums, Jazz albums

Hank jones johnny smith ray brown yesterdays


Urbanity is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones featuring solo piano recordings from 1947 and 1953 which was released on the Clef label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Particularly on the unaccompanied solos, Hank Jones shows off the influence of Art Tatum, while the trio cuts are more boppish and sometimes recall the King Cole Trio. Excellent music".

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Jones except as indicated

  1. "Thad's Pad" - 2:56
  2. "Things Are So Pretty in the Spring" (Hank Jones, Helen Jones) - 3:38
  3. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:45
  4. "Odd Number" - 3:30
  5. "Blues for Lady Day" - 2:41
  6. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 3:20
  7. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 3:03
  8. "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) - 3:06
  9. "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:00
  10. "The Blue Room" (Rodgers, Hart) - 2:42
  11. "Thad's Pad" [Alternative Take] - 3:00 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "Thad's Pad" [False Start and Incomplete Take] - 0:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  13. "Thad's Pad" [Alternative Take] - 2:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "Things Are So Pretty in the Spring" [Alternative Take] (Jones, Jones) - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Things Are So Pretty in the Spring" [Breakdown Takes 3-6] (Jones, Jones) - 3:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "Things Are So Pretty in the Spring" [Alternative Take] (Jones, Jones) - 3:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
  17. "Things Are So Pretty in the Spring" [Alternative Take] (Jones, Jones) - 3:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Johnny Smith - guitar (tracks 1-4 & 11-17)
  • Ray Brown - bass (tracks 1-4 & 11-17)
  • Songs

    Thad's Pad2:56
    Things Are So Pretty In The Spring3:38
    Little Girl Blue2:46

    References

    Urbanity (album) Wikipedia