{"product_id":"hank-jones-hanky-panky-1975-japanese-east-wind-vinyl-lp","title":"Hank Jones - Hanky Panky (1975 Japanese East Wind Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHank Jones - \u003cem\u003eHanky Panky\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1975 Japanese East Wind (EW-8021, JVC mastering)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHank Jones was jazz's great gentleman pianist, the eldest of the three Jones brothers and a musician whose taste and touch made him the first call for everyone from Charlie Parker to Ella Fitzgerald across sixty years. \u003cem\u003eHanky Panky\u003c\/em\u003e catches him in a relaxed trio setting in the summer of 1975, with two of the finest sidemen in the business, Ron Carter on bass and Grady Tate on drums. It was made in New York for East Wind, one of the Japanese labels that recorded American players directly for the discerning home market, and the care shows in every bar. Jones plays with his usual understated authority, never a wasted note, swinging hard without ever raising his voice. The programme is a smart mix: Gary McFarland's title tune, a lovely reading of Claus Ogerman's \"Favors\", the Rodgers and Hammerstein standard \"Oh, What A Beautiful Morning\" taken at a gentle lope, and Jones's own \"Minor Contention\". It is grown-up music, the sound of three masters enjoying each other's company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis trio was a warm-up for something bigger. Within a year Jones and Carter would team with Tony Williams to form the Great Jazz Trio, one of the most celebrated piano trios of the era, also for East Wind, and \u003cem\u003eHanky Panky\u003c\/em\u003e is a graceful first look at that partnership. The record is also a fine example of what made the Japanese jazz labels of the seventies so prized: real studio budgets, careful mastering, and serious attention to presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is the 1975 Japanese original on East Wind, catalogue number EW-8021.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"East Wind","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43901801398331,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_8106.jpg?v=1785714108","url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/products\/hank-jones-hanky-panky-1975-japanese-east-wind-vinyl-lp","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}