Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna (February 10, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan – November 13, 2002 in Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American Jazz pianist.[1]
Hanna studied classical piano as a boy, but was strongly interested in jazz. This increased after his time in military service.
He studied at Eastman School of Music and Juilliard School. He worked with several big names, such as Benny Goodman and Charles Mingus, in the 1950s although only briefly in both cases. Then from 1967 to 1974 he was a regular member of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.
Roland Hanna was in semi-retirement for most of the 1980s, though he played piano and wrote the song “Seasons” for Sarah Vaughan’s 1982 album Crazy and Mixed Up, and returned to music later in the decade. He is usually referred to as "Sir Roland Hanna" as he was given an honorary knighthood by President William Tubman of Liberia.
Sir Roland Hanna, along with Jimmy Heath, was a professor of jazz at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College (CUNY) in Flushing, NY.
Discography
As leader
- Roland Hanna Plays Harold Rome's Destry Rides Again with George Duvivier, Roy Burns, Kenny Burrell, 1959
- Easy To Love with Ben Tucker, Roy Burns, 1959
- Child of Gemini with Dave Holland, Daniel Humair, 1971
- Sir Elf, Soloalbum, 1973
- The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet with Mickey Tucker, Richard Davis, and Eddie Gladden, 1973
- Stephane Grappelli Meets the Rhythm Section with Stephane Grappelli, George Mraz, Mel Lewis, 1973
- Perugia, Live at Montreux '74, Soloalbum, 1974
- Informal Solo, Soloalbum, 1974
- 1 X 1 with George Mraz, 1974
- A Jazz Hour With Roland Hanna Walkin' with Stephane Grappelli, George Mraz, Mel Lewis, 1974,
- Let It Happen with The Jazz Piano Quartet, 1974
- The New York Jazz Quartet In Concert In Japan with Ron Carter, Ben Riley, Frank Wess, 1975
- Porgy & Bess with George Mraz, 1976
- Sunrise, Sunset, Super Duo with George Mraz, 1976
- 24 Preludes Book 1 with George Mraz, 1976
- The New York Jazz Quartet: Song of The Black Knight with George Mraz, Richard Pratt, Frank Wess, 1977
- Sir Elf Plus 1 with George Mraz, 1977
- At Home With Friends with George Mraz, Richard Pratt, 1977
- Glove with George Mraz, Motohiko Hino, 1977
- Time For The Dancers with George Mraz, Richard Pratt, 1977
- The New York Jazz Quartet: Surge with George Mraz, Richard Pratt, Frank Wess, 1977
- The New York Jazz Quartet/Blues For Sarka with George Mraz, Grady Tate, Frank Wess, 1978
- Roland Hanna Plays The Music Of Alec Wilder, Soloalbum, 1978
- A Gift From The Magi, West 54 Records, 1978
- Bird Tracks: Remembering Charlie Parker, Soloalbum, 1978
- Play For Monk with George Mraz, 1978
- 24 Preludes Book 2 with George Mraz, GP 3154, 1978
- Rolandscape with George Mraz, Ben Riley, 1978
- This Must Be Love with George Mraz, Ben Riley, 1978
- Impressions with Major Holley, George Duvivier, Alan Dawson, Oliver Jackson, 1978
- Trinity with Hans Koller, Attila Zoller, 1979
- Och jungfrun gick åt killan …, Soloalbum, 1979
- Piano Soliloquy, Soloalbum, 1979
- Swing Me No Waltzes, Soloalbum, 1979
- The New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago with George Mraz, Ben Riley, Frank Wess, 1981
- The New York Jazz Quartet: Oasis with George Mraz, Ben Riley, Frank Wess, 1981
- Gershwin Carmichael Cats with Chet Baker, Larry Coryell, Ronnie Cuber, Peter Erskine, Sammy Figueroa, Gary King, Jimmy Madison, Kermit Moore, George Mraz, Rufus Reid, Mike Richmond, David Spinozza, and Vincent Taylor
- Romanesque with George Mraz, 1982
- Manhattan Christmas, Soloalbum, 1987
- 'Round Midnight, Soloalbum, 1987
- Persia My Dear with Richard Davis, Frederick Waits, 1987
- This Time It's Real with Jesper Thilo Quartet, SLP 4145, 1987
- The Bar with Sir Clint Houston, Lewis Nash, 1988
- When You Wish Upon a Star with Ron Carter, Ben Riley, 1989
- Memoir with Eiji Nakayama1990
- Duke Ellington Piano Solos, Soloalbum, 1991
- Sir Roland Hanna Quartet Plays Gershwin with Jon Burr, Ronnie Burage, Bill Easley, 1993
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume 32, Soloalbum, 1994
- Jazz Sonatas with Dave Brubeck, Roland Dick Hyman, 1994
- Hush A Bye with Eiji Nakayama, Seiji Komatsu, 1996
- 3 for All with Jon Burr, Bucky Pizzarelli, 1996
- The Three Black Kings with Richard Davis, Andrew Cyrille, 1997
- Royal Essence: An with of Ellington with Davey Yarborough, 1999
- Ancestral Light with George Mraz, 1999
- Milano, Paris, New York: Finding John Lewis with George Mraz, Lewis Nash, 2001
- Dream with Paul West, Eddie Locke, 2001
- Everything I Love, Soloalbum, 2002
- I've Got a Right to Sing The Blues: The Music of Harold Arlen, with Carrie Smith, 2002
- Last Concert with Eiji Nakayama, Miboko Hazama, 2002
- Apres Un Reve with Ron Carter, Grady Tate, 2002
- Tributaries: Reflections on Tommy Flanagan, Soloalbum, 2003
As sideman
With Ron Carter
With Elvin Jones
With Jim Hall
With Herbie Mann
- Glory of Love (1967, CTI)
With Idris Muhammad
With Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
- Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Jazz At Lincoln Center: They Came To Swing (1992, Sony)
References
External links
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February 10, 1932 |
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November 13, 2002 |
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