Bluebird (Hank Jones album)

Bluebird, also released later as The Trio with Guests (1956) and Hank's Pranks (1962), is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1955 for the Savoy label.^[1][2]

Bluebird
Studio album by Hank Jones Trio with Guests
Released	1956
Recorded	November 1, 3, 29 and December 20, 1955
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:15
Label	Savoy MG 12053
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Hank Jones chronology
Quartet-Quintet (1955) Bluebird (1956) Have You Met Hank Jones (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic reviewern Scott Yanow stated: "These relaxed cool jazz performances feature pianist Hank Jones in a variety of settings. ...It's a tasteful set of melodic bop".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on Jones's preference for flutes instead of saxophones at this time, and praised Mann's articulation on the title track.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:39
2. "Bluebird" (Charlie Parker) - 14:57
3. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 6:05
4. "Hank's Pranks" (Hank Jones) - 4:51
5. "Alpha" (Jones) - 5:13
6. "Wine and Brandy" (Frank Foster) - 5:30
7. "Alpha" [Take 2] (Jones) - 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Wine and Brandy" [Take 2] (Foster) - 5:27 Bonus track on reissue

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on November 1, 1955 (track 4), November 3, 1955 (tracks 1 & 5–8), November 29, 1955 (track 3) and December 20, 1955 (track 2)

Personnel

• Hank Jones - piano
• Herbie Mann - flute (track 2)
• Jerome Richardson - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 5–8)
• Donald Byrd (track 4), Matty Dice (track 4), Joe Wilder (track 3) - trumpet
• Wendell Marshall (tracks 1 & 3–8), Eddie Jones (track 2) - bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums