Hank Jones, my another favorite.

Jimmy Smith plays Drums along with Ron Carter and Hank.

Hank gave a tribute to the city of Kobe saying he's been in love. And it is true that there are lots of Japaneses who love him along with Tommy Flanagan and John Lewis. I am one of them.

Know why? Because those people never push themselves with their power and technical play as Harbie Hancock does every once in a while. The MJQ had been the Japanese favorite. They were know to play like Bach, right?

The counterpoint of John Lewis and Milt Jackson was recognized as the art not the jazz. Those quiet but heart-warming performances are the favorites of Japanese people. And I've found a typical session of Hank Jones.
The joy is that the recording is made digital. Sound is clear and it can be said to images as well. I see smile staying on Hanks lip. Yeah, he must have enjoyed quiet but heart-warning audiences in Kobe city and felt his own existence quite pleasurable.

Oscar Peterson the Great!

He excels in technicality as well as tempo setting, improvisation and above all his sense to jazz music is nothing but the surprise. I listened to Night Train at YouTube. Go ahead and try.



See? Nobody can play this tempo. And it does not fluctuate at all from top to tail.
And he's gone. How sad that is. . . . . .