I'm All Smiles (Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan album)

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I'm All Smiles
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Live album by
Released1984
RecordedMay 7, 1983
VenueFranziskaner Concert Hall in Villingen, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Length47:17
Label MPS
MPS 15594
Producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
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I'm All Smiles is a live album by pianists Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones recorded in Germany in 1983 for the MPS label. [1] [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The two pianists have the kind of feel for one another's playing that avoids the crash of egos and instead inspires the give and take necessary for each performance to reach its full potential". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) - 5:20
  2. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 7:37
  3. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) - 6:54
  4. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 4:29
  5. "Au Privave" (Parker) - 6:20
  6. "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) - 5:04
  7. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Ellington, Mills) - 4:47
  8. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:46

Personnel

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References

  1. Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 7, 2015
  2. MPS Album Discography, accessed August 7, 2015
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. I'm All Smiles – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 7, 2015.