Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Legendary jazz pianist Hank Jones dies

I posted my Elvin tribute late last night and now have found out we have lost Hank, the eldest and sole surviving brother of the three Jones boys of Pontiac. RIP.

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  1. That is beautiful piano playing.

    Diane

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  2. He makes it sound as easy as falling down stairs.

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  3. He sure does, that's poetry on the keys.

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  4. Dang, that's a tough loss. Such a nice touch. His playing on Cannonball Adderley's Something Else is untouchable. He will be missed!

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  5. Chris, And he was the piano player as Marilyn Monroe sang happy birthday to JFK.

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  6. I didn't realize HJ's death was so close to the annivesary of EJ's. Wow.

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  7. Todd, Yeah, that floored me. I was listening to The Great Jazz Trio just the day before his death thinking of Elvin, decided to post the first video. Walker Martin then left a comment there that he had died.

    These brothers really personified the very best of Jazz.

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