Kindness Joy Love & Happiness

Kindness Joy Love & Happiness is an album by the Great Jazz Trio; pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, recorded in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.[1][2]

Kindness Joy Love & Happiness
Studio album by
The Great Jazz Trio
Released1977
RecordedOctober 3 & 4, 1977
Warner Brothers Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length38:33
LabelEast Wind
EW-8056
ProducerKiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh
Hank Jones chronology
Have You Met This Jones?
(1977)
Kindness Joy Love & Happiness
(1977)
Direct from L.A.
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Jones, a very flexible pianist able to excel in settings ranging from Fats Waller tributes to post-bop, keeps up with his younger sidemen and comes up with consistently fresh statements full of subtle surprises".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 4:30
  2. "Doom" (Ron Carter) – 4:35
  3. "Old Folks" (Tony Williams) – 3:58
  4. "Ah, Oui" (Hank Jones) – 6:07
  5. "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) – 4:12
  6. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 8:07
  7. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) – 7:44

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The Great Jazz Trio Catalog accessed August 3, 2015
  2. ^ East Wind Records List accessed August 3, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kindness, Joy, Love and Happiness – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.