Hank Jones - NY Sophisticate (1984) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01 In A Sentimental Mood
02 C Jam Blues
03 Mood Indigo
04 Satin Doll
05 Lush Life
06 Sophisticated Lady
07 Take The 'A' Train
08 I Got It Bad (And That Ain?t Good)
09 Caravan
10 Solitude

personnel :

Hank Jones - piano
Jimmy Cobb - drums
Eddie Gomez - bass

Hank Jones is one of the most gifted jazz pianists of the second half of the 20th century, and this salute to Duke Ellington is only slightly blemished by the sometimes overbearing string arrangements by Masahiko Satoh. His trio, with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jimmy Cobb, sticks to familiar selections from the vast Ellington songbook, with Jones occasionally switching to a Fender Rhodes electric piano or celeste. Happily the strings are omitted from cookers such as "C Jam Blues" and "Take the 'A' Train." Worth searching for.