Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones album)

Ain't Misbehavin' is an album by pianist Hank Jones featuring tunes associated with Fats Waller recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label and released in 1985.[1][2]

Ain't Misbehavin'
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedAugust 5 & 6, 1978
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:38
LabelGalaxy
GXY 5123
ProducerEd Michel
Hank Jones chronology
The Great Tokyo Meeting
(1978)
Ain't Misbehavin'
(1979)
Easy to Love
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "When this set (reissued on CD) was recorded, Hank Jones was the pianist in the Broadway show Ain't Misbehavin', a revue that celebrated Fats Waller's music. Jones never sounded like Waller, being a swing-to-bop transition player rather than a stride pianist, and he makes no effort to copy Fats during this brief program. ...Swinging if not particularly memorable music".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 6:38
  2. "Lounging at the Waldorf" (Waller) - 6:20
  3. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 5:41
  4. "The Joint is Jumpin'" (Waller, Razaf, J. C. Johnson) - 4:28
  5. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Waller, Razaf) - 6:04
  6. "Squeeze Me" (Waller, Clarence Williams) - 8:27

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 5, 2015
  2. ^ Galaxy Album Discography, accessed August 5, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ain't Misbehavin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 795. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.