Bluesette (album)

Bluesette
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedJuly 22, 1979
StudioRAK, London, UK
GenreJazz
Length35:58
LabelBlack & Blue
33.168
Hank Jones chronology
Trio 1979 Discoveries
(1979)
Bluesette
(1979)
Chapter II
(1980)

Bluesette is an album by pianist Hank Jones recorded at RAK Studio, London in 1979 for the Black & Blue label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Hank Jones is often taken for granted because of his seemingly effortless ability at the piano, but this 1979 trio session with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Alan Dawson (both of whom are also top-flight players) finds him at the top of his game".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described this and I Remember You from the same label as having "a soft and occasionally plangent quality which is highly appealing".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Bluesette" (Toots Thielemans) – 5:47
  2. "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 3:10
  3. "Milt's Mood" (Cal Tjader) – 5:23
  4. "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) – 7:53
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 5:28
  6. "Azure" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 7:18
  7. "Down" (Miles Davis) – 5:18
  8. "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) – 3:17

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 5, 2015
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Bluesette – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.