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Compassion (Hank Jones album)

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Compassion
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedJuly 17, 1978
Mirival Studio, Brignoles, France
GenreJazz
Length67:07
LabelBlack & Blue
33.141
Hank Jones chronology
New Wine in Old Bottles
(1978)
Compassion
(1978)
Carnaval
(1978)

Compassion (also released as Foggy Day) is an album by pianist Hank Jones recorded in France in 1978 for the Black & Blue label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "It's hard to imagine any of these three superb musicians being in anything other than top form, and they do not disappoint."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:28
  2. "Angel Face" (Hank Jones) – 6:30
  3. "Allan's Allies" (Alan Dawson) – 3:53
  4. "Hank's Blues" (Jones) – 6:01
  5. "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (Franz Lehár) – 6:31
  6. "Compassion" (Milt Hinton) – 8:20
  7. "Come to Me" (Milt Jackson) – 6:26
  8. "A Foggy Day" [Take 1] (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 4:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Yours Is My Heart Alone" [Take 2] (Lehár) – 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Come to Me" [Take 1] (Jackson) – 8:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Alan's Allies" [Take 1] (Dawson) – 4:09 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hank Jones Catalog accessed August 5, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Compassion – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 794. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.