Name: Ain't Misbehavin'
Brand: Original Jazz Classics
SKU: 123069
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Ain't Misbehavin'

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Album: Ain't Misbehavin'
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ain't Misbehavin' Instrumental	More Info...	6:38
2)	Lounging At The Waldorf Instrumental	More Info...	6:20
3)	Mean To Me Instrumental	More Info...	5:42
4)	The Joint Is Jumpin' Instrumental	More Info...	4:29
5)	Honeysuckle Rose Instrumental	More Info...	6:04
6)	Squeeze Me Instrumental	More Info...	8:27
2)	Lounging at the Waldorf	More Info...	0:06
3)	Mean to Me	More Info...	0:05
4)	The Joint Is Jumpin'	More Info...	0:04
5)	Honeysuckle Rose	More Info...	0:06
6)	Squeeze Me	More Info...	0:08

Album: Ain't Misbehavin'
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ain't Misbehavin' Instrumental	More Info...	6:38
2)	Lounging At The Waldorf Instrumental	More Info...	6:20
3)	Mean To Me Instrumental	More Info...	5:42
4)	The Joint Is Jumpin' Instrumental	More Info...	4:29
5)	Honeysuckle Rose Instrumental	More Info...	6:04
6)	Squeeze Me Instrumental	More Info...	8:27
2)	Lounging at the Waldorf	More Info...	0:06
3)	Mean to Me	More Info...	0:05
4)	The Joint Is Jumpin'	More Info...	0:04
5)	Honeysuckle Rose	More Info...	0:06
6)	Squeeze Me	More Info...	0:08

Performer Notes

Personnel: Hank Jones (piano); Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Bob Ojeda (trumpet); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Richard Davis (bass); Roy Haynes (drums).
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California on August 5 & 6, 1978. Includes liner notes by Murray Horwitz.
Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1999, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Personnel: Hank Jones (piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Teddy Edwards (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Bob Ojeda (trumpet); Roy Haynes (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Kirk Felton.
Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (08/05/1978/08/06/1978).
Illustrator: Phil Carroll.
Arranger: Bill Holman.
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. Instead he plays five Waller compositions and the swing standard "Mean to Me" in his own style, hinting at Waller slightly in spots but essentially playing mainstream bop. Jones is joined by bassist Richard Davis, drummer Roy Haynes, and (on three of the six numbers) trumpeter Bob Ojeda, tenor-saxophonist Teddy Edwards, and guitarist Kenny Burrell. Swinging if not particularly memorable music. ~ Scott Yanow

Professional Reviews

Down Beat (9/00, p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...An imaginative tribute to Fats Waller from 1978, Jones plays with crisp flair and keen wit..."