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Bluebird, also released later as The Trio with Guests (1956) and Hank’s Pranks (1962), is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1955 for the Savoy label.

AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated: “These relaxed cool jazz performances feature pianist Hank Jones in a variety of settings. …It’s a tasteful set of melodic bop”.

Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on Jones’s preference for flutes instead of saxophones at this time, and praised Mann’s articulation on the title track

Track listing:
“Little Girl Blue” (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:39
“Bluebird” (Charlie Parker) – 14:57
“How High the Moon” (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 6:05
“Hank’s Pranks” (Hank Jones) – 4:51
“Alpha” (Jones) – 5:13
“Wine and Brandy” (Frank Foster) – 5:30

Personnel:
Hank Jones – piano
Herbie Mann – flute (track 2)
Jerome Richardson – flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 5, 6)
Donald Byrd (track 4), Matty Dice (track 4), Joe Wilder (track 3) – trumpet
Wendell Marshall (tracks 1 & 3–6), Eddie Jones (track 2) – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums

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Released: 1956
Recorded: November 1, 3, 29 and December 20, 1955
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Length: 42:15
Label: Savoy
MG 12053
Producer: Ozzie Cadena