Bluesette (album)

Bluesette
Studio album by Hank Jones
Released	1979
Recorded	July 22, 1979
Studio	RAK, London, UK
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:58
Label	Black & Blue 33.168
Hank Jones chronology
Trio 1979 Discoveries (1979) Bluesette (1979) Chapter II (1980)

Bluesette is an album by pianist Hank Jones recorded at RAK Studio, London in 1979 for the Black & Blue label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Hank Jones is often taken for granted because of his seemingly effortless ability at the piano, but this 1979 trio session with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Alan Dawson (both of whom are also top-flight players) finds him at the top of his game". ^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described this and I Remember You from the same label as having "a soft and occasionally plangent quality which is highly appealing". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Bluesette" (Toots Thielemans) – 5:47
2. "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 3:10
3. "Milt's Mood" (Cal Tjader) – 5:23
4. "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) – 7:53
5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 5:28
6. "Azure" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 7:18
7. "Down" (Miles Davis) – 5:18
8. "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) – 3:17

Personnel

• Hank Jones – piano
• George Duvivier – bass
• Alan Dawson – drums

References

1. Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 5, 2015
2. Dryden, Ken. Bluesette – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 592. ISBN   978-0-14-015364-4.