Jazz pianist, composer Hank Jones dies at 91 in NY
Jazz pianist and composer Hank Jones, whose 70-year career included a stint as Ella Fitzgerald’s pianist and Marilyn Monroe’s accompanist when she sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy, has died, his manager said Monday. He was 91.
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米ジャズピアニストのハンク・ジョーンズ氏(91)が5月16日、ニューヨーク・ブロンクスのホスピスで死去。
スイング、ビバップ、ボサノバなど、ジャズのさまざまなスタイルに柔軟に対応し、常に最高の演奏を提供し続けた職人的ピアニストでした。
Hank Jones / The Great Jazz Trio – Take the A Train(2002)
Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich – Ad Lib(1950)
Hank Jones Trio – Wisper Not(1994)
Hank Jones / The Great Jazz Trio – Favors(1977)
