Jake Hanna (April 4, 1931[2] – February 12, 2010)[1] was an American jazz drummer.
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He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States.[2] Hanna first performed in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the house drummer at Storyville nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts for a number of years in the 1950s and 1960s.[2] He played with Toshiko Akiyoshi (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1958), Marian McPartland (1959–61), and Woody Herman's Orchestra (1962–64).[2] He appears with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra on Judy Garland's multi Grammy Award-winning live album, Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961). He did extensive work as a studio musician both in and out of jazz, including a period as the drummer for the big band of the Merv Griffin Show (1964–75).[2] He recorded several albums with Carl Fontana for Concord Jazz in the mid-1970s and also played in Supersax.[2] Later in his career he did much work as a sideman for Concord.[3]
Hanna died on February 12, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, of complications from blood disease. He was aged 78.[1]
As leader
- Live at Concord (Concord Jazz, 1975)
- Jake Hanna's Kansas City Express (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- Jake Takes Manhattan (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- The Joint Is Jumpin' (Arbors, 1998)
As sideman
With Toshiko Akiyoshi
With Ruby Braff
- It Had to Be Us (Chiaroscuro, 1998)
- Watch What Happens (Arbors, 2002)
- You Brought a New Kind of Love (Arbors, 2004)
With Rosemary Clooney
With Herb Ellis
- Herb Ellis & Ray Brown's Soft Shoe (Concord Jazz, 1974)
- Seven, Come Eleven (Concord Jazz, 1974)
- After You've Gone (Concord Jazz, 1975)
- Rhythm Willie (Concord Jazz, 1975)
- Hot Tracks (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- Soft & Mellow (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- At Montreux Summer 1979 (Concord Jazz, 1980)
- When You're Smiling (Atlas, 1984)
- Roll Call (Justice, 1991)
With Scott Hamilton
- Scott Hamilton Is a Good Wind Who Is Blowing Us No Ill (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- Scott Hamilton 2 (Concord Jazz, 1978)
- No Bass Hit (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Apples and Oranges (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Scott's Buddy (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Tour de Force (Concord Jazz, 1982)
- Major League (Concord Jazz, 1986)
- Groovin' High (Concord Jazz, 1992)
With Woody Herman
- Woody Herman–1963 (Philips, 1963)
- 1963: The Swingin'est Big Band Ever (Philips, 1963)
- Encore (Philips, 1963)
- The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live (Philips, 1964)
- Woody Herman: 1964 (Philips, 1964)
- Woody's Big Band Goodies (Philips, 1965)
- 40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert (RCA Victor, 1977)
- At the Woodchopper's Ball (Koala, 1979)
- Presents a Concord Jam Volume 1 (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- A Great American Evening Vol. 3 (Concord Jazz, 1983)
With Harry James
- The Solid Gold Trumpet of Harry James (MGM, 1962)
- Requests On-the-Road (MGM, 1962)
- Harry James Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album (MGM, 1964)
With Barney Kessel
- Barney Plays Kessel (Concord Jazz, 1975)
- Soaring (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- Poor Butterfly (Concord Jazz, 1977)
With Eiji Kitamura
- Dear Friends (Concord Jazz, 1980)
- Seven Stars (Concord Jazz, 1982)
- No Count (Concord Jazz, 1983)
With Marian McPartland
- Plays Music of Leonard Bernstein (Time, 1960)
- West Side Story (Time, 1964)
- From This Moment On (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Portrait of Marian McPartland (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- At the Festival (Concord Jazz, 1980)
- Personal Choice (Concord Jazz, 1983)
With Supersax
- Supersax Plays Bird (Capitol, 1973)
- Salt Peanuts (Capitol, 1974)
- Supersax Plays Bird with Strings (Capitol, 1975)
- Chasin' the Bird (MPS, 1977)
- Stone Bird (Columbia, 1988)
With Ross Tompkins
- Lost in the Stars (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- Live at Concord '77 (Concord Jazz, 1978)
- Festival Time (Concord Jazz, 1980)
- Street of Dreams (Famous Door, 1983)
- Symphony (Famous Door, 1984)
- In the Swing of Things (Famous Door, 1987)
With others
- Howard Alden, Swinging into Prominence (Famous Door, 1988)
- Howard Alden & George Van Eps, 13 Strings (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- Dan Barrett, Jubilesta (Arbors, 1992)
- Count Basie, Kansas City 7 (Pablo, 1984)
- Heinie Beau, Midnight Clarinet (Henri, 1984)
- Bill Berry, Hot & Happy (Beez, 1974)
- Ed Bickert, At Toronto's Bourbon Street (Concord Jazz, 1983)
- Ed Bickert, Bye Bye Baby (Concord Jazz, 1984)
- Benny Carter, The King (Pablo, 1976)
- Al Cohn, Nonpareil (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Cal Collins, Cincinnati to L.A. (Concord Jazz, 1978)
- Cal Collins & Herb Ellis, Interplay (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Bing Crosby, A Tribute to Duke (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- Barbara Sutton Curtis, Solos & Duets (Sackville, 1994)
- Tal Farlow, On Stage (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Maynard Ferguson, A Message from Newport (Roulette, 1960)
- Jim Galloway, Kansas City Nights (Sackville, 1993)
- Roberta Gambarini, So in Love (Groovin' High, 2009)
- Terry Gibbs, It's Time We Met Terry Gibbs (Mainstream, 1965)
- Terry Gibbs, Terry Gibbs, Sal Nestico, Nat Pierce, Jake Hanna, Turk Van Lake, Charlie Andrus (Time, 1964)
- Bobby Hackett, The Most Beautiful Horn in the World (Columbia, 1962)
- Dick Johnson, Dick Johnson Plays Alto Sax & Flute & Soprano Sax & Clarinet (Concord Jazz, 1980)
- Plas Johnson, Positively (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- Plas Johnson, The Blues (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- Duke Jordan, Acoustic Live at 3361 Black (3361Black, 1987)
- Richie Kamuca & Lee Konitz, Live at Donte's (Cellar Door, 2010)
- Lawson Haggart Jazz Band, The Legendary Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band (Jazzology, 1990)
- Barbara Lea, You're the Cats! (Audiophile, 1989)
- Warne Marsh, All Music (Nessa, 1976)
- George Masso, The Wonderful World of George Gershwin (Nagel Heyer, 1992)
- George Masso, Trombone Artistry (Nagel Heyer, 1995)
- Dave McKenna, Plays the Music of Harry Warren (Concord Jazz, 1982)
- Abe Most, Swing Low Sweet Clarinet (Camaro, 1984)
- Red Norvo & Ross Tompkins, Red & Ross Recorded Live January 1979 (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Remo Palmier, Remo Palmier (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Joe Pass & Ray Brown, Jake Hanna, Herb Ellis, Jazz/Concord (Concord Jazz, 1974)
- Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson in Russia (Pablo, 1975)
- Bucky Pizzarelli, Steppin' Out (Swing Out, 2002)
- Sue Raney, In Good Company (Discovery, 1992)
- Spike Robinson, Reminiscin' (Capri, 1992)
- Marshal Royal, First Chair (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Emily Remler, Firefly (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Jack Sheldon, Stand by For (Concord Jazz, 1983)
- Louise Tobin & Peanuts Hucko, Tribute to Benny Goodman (Timeless, 1986)
- Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana, Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana (Atlas, 1984)
- Bob Wilber & Ken Davern & Marty Grosz & Ray Brown & Jake Hanna, Soprano Summit in Concert (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- Warren Vache, Jillian (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- Warren Vache, Polished Brass (Concord Jazz, 1979)
- George Van Eps & Howard Alden, Hand Crafted Swing (Concord Jazz, 1992)
- Sarah Vaughan & Woody Herman, 1963 Live Guard Sessions (Jazz Band, 1991)
- Father Tom Vaughn, Joyful Jazz (Concord Jazz, 1976)
- Joe Venuti & George Barnes, Gems (Concord Jazz, 1975)
- Joe Venuti & George Barnes, Live at the Concord Summer Festival (Concord Jazz, 1977)
- George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (Atlantic, 1960)
- Kai Winding, The Kai Winding Trombones (From the Jazz Vault, 1979)
- Snooky Young, Horn of Plenty (Concord Jazz, 1979)