Duo (Hank Jones and Red Mitchell album) explained

Duo
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hank Jones and Red Mitchell
Cover:	Duo (Hank Jones and Red Mitchell album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	December 1987
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	50:01
Label:	Timeless SJP 283
Chronology:	Hank Jones
Prev Title:	Hot Flutes
Prev Year:	1985
Next Year:	1988

Duo (also referred to as Hank Jones-Red Mitchel Duo) is an album by pianist Hank Jones and bassist Red Mitchell recorded in 1987 for the Dutch Timeless label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states: "These two musicians usually make any date that they're a part of a success and this rare duo date together is no exception. Jones' effortlessly swinging style is matched beautifully by the bassist's imaginative lines". The Penguin Guide to Jazz summarized the album as "gorgeous", and wrote that "Jones works around and under the bassist's lines like the great accompanist he is".

Track listing

1. "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 6:17
2. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 6:55
3. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) – 6:09
4. "Wee" (Denzil Best) – 5:29
5. "Someone I love (a.k.a. Jam for your bread)" (Red Mitchell) – 4:16
6. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 4:27
7. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 8:17
8. "But Beautiful" (Van Heusen, Burke) – 8:11

Personnel

• Hank Jones – piano
• Red Mitchell – bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/hank-jones/catalog/#timeless-sjp-283 Hank Jones Catalog
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Timeless_250.htm Timeless Records SJP series discography