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That recording dates from December 1947. There are quite a few earlier recordings featuring Hank Jones in the rhythm section, starting in November 1944, under several different leaders, namely Hot Lips Page, Andy Kirk, Cousin Joe, Stan Getz, John Kirby, Ray Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips and Eddie South. There are even a couple of dates under Hank Jones' name: a JATP concert set by the Hank Jones Quartet (April 5, 1947 at the Carnegie Hall) and a solo studio recording under his leadership (Sep./Oct. 1947, Clef date released as "Urbanity"). Unless Tom Lord Discography is wrong (nothing extremely unusual, btw), those Dial recordings date from December 3, 1957, and have been issued in a number of different releases, starting with Dial 209 ten-incher: https://www.discogs.com/master/view/771630

Not a great connoisseur of Finnish jazz here. From that list, I very much like mainstream jazz saxophonist and clarinetist Antti Sarpila, owning several of his discs for Arbors and similar labels. As for Edward Vesala, I can only take him in small doses. Some of his ECM stuff I do like, though.

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Stunningly beautiful music.

Please do! I would happily join the discussion...

Fats Navarro was an extremely talented player. So sad he was gone so soon! As for the Royal Roost recordings, there is yet another release, on the Jazz View label. But I haven't compared the material on these two-cds pack with the Fresh Sound disc. Agreed on Allen Eager, a marvellous player sadly underrecorded! Ernie Henry is another hidden gem, to be found in several Fats Navarro recordings for Blue Note and Savoy. Yesssssss!!!

Yes! This recording perfectly matches Whitney Balliett's definition of "the sound of surprise".

Yessssir! Thanks for the remembrances... This is also one of my favourite Jackie McLean albums.

I agree. We could live without yet another "with strings" album.