NOW ON SALE Thrilling and impressive - the harmony truly fresh and vibes. Someday My Prince Will Come / The Great Jazz Trio VRCL 18815 (CD & SACD / Hybrid) \2,835 (tax in) VRJL 7015 (LP) \ 3,360 (tax in) 　 01. Caravan * (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol / EMI Mills Music Inc Old Account) 02. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Sigmund Romberg / Warner Bros. Inc) 03. Moose the Mooche (Charlie Parker / Atlantic Music Corp.) 04. A Child Is Born (Thad Jones / D'Accord Music Inc.) 05. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn / Tempo Music Inc.) 06. Someday My Prince Will Come (Frank Churchill / Public Domain) 07. The Shadow of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel / EMI Miller Catalog Inc.) 08. Long Ago and Far Away (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin / Famous Music Corp.) 09. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to (Cole Porter / Chappell Co. Inc) 10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Jerome Kern / Universal Polygram * "Caravan" is an alternative to the version on 'Autumn Leaves' (VRCL 6008) Recorded at Avatar Studio, New York on May 12 and 13, 2002 except "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" recorded at Sony Music Studios TOKYO on August 1, 2003 Released as a CD/SACD hybrid. Super Audio CD layer carries Stereo information. click for vinyl (analog) LP song sequence Personnel: Hank Jones (piano) Richard Davis (bass) Elvin Jones (drums) The great classic standars by great virtuosos. The Great Jazz Trio is a name which pianist Hank Jones reserves for very special projects which the artists truly deserves the name "great". On this album Hank is accompanied by bassist Richard Davis and his younger brother, drummer Elvin Jones - the dream team for all jazz lovers. While tunes are mostly classic standards, their interplay is fresh and stimulative, with full confidence and commitment. The album opens by "Caravan" which is an alternative take to the version on AUTUMN LEAVES (VRCL 6008). It is surprising to know that brothers Hank and Elvin have recorded together very infrequently during their long careers, but on this album they feature another sibling - Thad Jones (1923/3/28〜86/8/21)- by playing "A Child Is Born" composed by their departed sibling. The solo piano by Hank Jones closes the album. This solo was recorded the very next day Hank has celebrated his 85th birthday; a memorable moment. Hank Jones Born on July 31, 1918 in Vicksburg, Mississippi but raised in Pontiac, Michigan. Eldest of three remarkable brothers in jazz (Thad Jones and Elvin Jones). By the beginning of his teenage years, he played piano professionally in local bands. In 1944 he moved to New York to join the "Hot Lips" Page band. While freelancing with Billy Eckstein, Coleman Hawkins and Howard McGhee, Hank started listening to leading be-bop players, and studied and worked hard to develop an original style embracing the best of the swing and be-bop traditions. In late 1947, Hank joined the Jazz at the Philharmonic crew, and from 1948 to 1953 he became the pianist for Ella Fitzgerald. During this period Hank also made several recordings including historical sessions with Charlie Parker or Lester Young. After several years as a freelance player, Hank joined the staff of CBS records, where he stayed for the next seventeen years. During this period he worked with large studio bands, performing on some of the top radio and TV programs. Since the mid-70s he has continued to work in various jazz contexts, as soloist, as duettist with other pianists, as accompanist to singers and instrumentalists, and as leader of his own small groups. Hank Jones is regarded today as the father of contemporary Jazz piano, and his influence can be heard in the work of most every Jazz pianist in the world.