Jones-Brown-Smith
Studio album by
Hank Jones, Ray Brown and Jimmie Smith
Released1977
RecordedOctober 8, 1976
Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA
GenreJazz
Length40:22
LabelConcord Jazz
CJ-32
ProducerCarl Jefferson
Hank Jones chronology
Love for Sale
(1976) 		Jones-Brown-Smith
(1977) 		Arigato
(1976)

Jones-Brown-Smith (also released as Rockin' in Rhythm) is an album by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jimmie Smith, recorded in 1976 for the Concord Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "An unusual aspect to the music is that on half of the eight standards Jones switches to electric piano; although he does not display as strong a musical personality on that instrument, he plays quite well."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the renditions of "Bags' Groove" and "Spring Is Here", but criticized the selection of other material, and preferred other Jones albums from the same period.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Your Feet's Too Big" (Ada Benson, Fred Fisher) - 5:42
  2. "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:06
  3. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 5:46
  4. "Spring Is Here" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:43
  5. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills) - 5:49
  6. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 4:22
  7. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:46
  8. "The Girl Next Door" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 6:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Hentoff, Nat (9 Nov 1992). "Jazz: Hentoff on a Pianist Who Always Surprises". The Wall Street Journal. p. A8.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Rockin' in Rhythm – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
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