Victor Christensen

Hank Jones is also one of my favorite pianoplayers (along with Tommy Flanagan). I have several recordings with Hank J., and there are two that I will recommend strongly. Hank Jones Master Class, that has the contenst of two LP's "Bop Redux" & "Groovin' High", it's on 32Jazz, so it's probably OOP. The other one is on the danish label Storyville "Hank Jones Trio" recorded in Copenhagen in 1991 in connection with The Jazzpar project of that year, with some unusual tunes for Hank J., "Pent Up House(Rollins)", "Bloomdido (Parker)", "Bemsha Swing (Monk)" Vic

Another thumbs up for that. I've the Mosaic box and I really like it. Some of it swings like a MF, and it don't try to be pretentious, just take it for what it is, no nonsense music and no high brow, just plain fun and IMHO is worth having in any serious jazz collection. Vic

Well, I have quite a few things with Chet B., and I agree that the singing he did in the fifties are the best, but there were a sadness in his late years that gets to me (just like Lady Day's last recordings). Somebody recommend to go to Clifford B. for trumpetplaying, he cuts Chet B. by miles (no pun), but what about the guy from where Clifford B. comes, namely Fats Navarro, who is (was) one of the all time greats of modern trumpetplaying, as a matter of fact (IMHO) he is on par with Dizzy and above Miles D. He only died too young (29), so he is forgotten by most people. just my two cents Vic