Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones album) explained

Ain't Misbehavin'
Type:Studio
Artist:Hank Jones
Cover:Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones album).jpg
Released:1979
Recorded:August 5 & 6, 1978
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:38
Label:Galaxy
GXY 5123
Producer:Ed Michel
Chronology:Hank Jones
Prev Title:The Great Tokyo Meeting
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Easy to Love
Next Year:1979

Ain't Misbehavin is an album by pianist Hank Jones featuring tunes associated with Fats Waller recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label and released in 1985.[1] [2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "When this set (reissued on CD) was recorded, Hank Jones was the pianist in the Broadway show Ain't Misbehavin', a revue that celebrated Fats Waller's music. Jones never sounded like Waller, being a swing-to-bop transition player rather than a stride pianist, and he makes no effort to copy Fats during this brief program. ...Swinging if not particularly memorable music".

Track listing

  1. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 6:38
  2. "Lounging at the Waldorf" (Waller) - 6:20
  3. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 5:41
  4. "The Joint is Jumpin'" (Waller, Razaf, J. C. Johnson) - 4:28
  5. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) - 6:04
  6. "Squeeze Me" (Waller, Clarence Williams) - 8:27

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/hank-jones/catalog/#galaxy-gxy-5123 Hank Jones Catalog
  2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/galaxy/galaxy.html Galaxy Album Discography