R.I.P. Jazz Pianist Hank Jones

The New York Times reports that jazz pianist Hank Jones died yesterday in the Bronx. He was 91. Jones grew up outside Detroit with his two younger brothers, fellow future jazz greats Thad and Elvin. As the Times reports, in 1944, Jones moved to New York to play with singer/trumpeter Hot Lips Page. In the decades that followed, Jones worked with many great jazz figures, including Billy Eckstine, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Charlie Haden, and Charlie Parker. He served as Ella Fitzgerald's accompani...

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