Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones album)

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Ain't Misbehavin'
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedAugust 5 & 6, 1978
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:38
LabelGalaxy
GXY 5123
ProducerEd Michel
Hank Jones chronology
The Great Tokyo Meeting
(1978)
Ain't Misbehavin'
(1979)
Easy to Love
(1979)

Ain't Misbehavin' is an album by pianist Hank Jones featuring tunes associated with Fats Waller recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label and released in 1985.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

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

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "When this set (reissued on CD) was recorded, Hank Jones was the pianist in the Broadway show Ain't Misbehavin', a revue that celebrated Fats Waller's music. Jones never sounded like Waller, being a swing-to-bop transition player rather than a stride pianist, and he makes no effort to copy Fats during this brief program. ...Swinging if not particularly memorable music".[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 6:38
  2. "Lounging at the Waldorf" (Waller) - 6:20
  3. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 5:41
  4. "The Joint is Jumpin'" (Waller, Razaf, J. C. Johnson) - 4:28
  5. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) - 6:04
  6. "Squeeze Me" (Waller, Clarence Williams) - 8:27

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 5, 2015
  2. ^ Galaxy Album Discography, accessed August 5, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ain't Misbehavin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 795. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.