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John Hanna was born 4 April 1931, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA.
He began playing drums in a marching band at the age of five in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In his youth he played in and around the Boston area, a territory where many fine jazz musician were to be found. During the late '40s and early '50s he played in bands led by Tommy Reed and Ted Weems; in the late '50s h worked with pianists Marion McPartland and Toshiko Akiyoshi, and in the big bands of Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman. He rejoined Herman in 1962, staying for two years in the band. Otherwise flitted briefly through the bands of Duke Ellington, Harry James and Boston-based teacher and rehearsal band pioneer Herb Pomeroy. What Hanna has described as the best time in his life came when he played with George Wein's band at the impresario's Storyville Club in Boston. In the band were Buck Clayton, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell and Vic Dickenson with Jimmy Rushing on vocals. In 1964 Hanna became a member of the studio band for the Merv Griffin television show, the based in New York.
When the show moved to California, Hanna was one of several musicians who were given the opportunity of moving with it, provided they made their minds up fast. Along with Bill Berry, Richie Kamuca and others, Hanna made the snap decision and ever since has been located on the west coast, even though the Griffin job ended in 1975. Since then he has worked with numerous bands, including Supersax, Count Basie, Herman, Berry, and co-led an occasional small group with Carl Fontana. Although highly skilled in all aspects of his work, Hanna is one of the most self-effacing drummers in jazz, happy to urge a band along with subtilety and discret dynamics. Any band with which he plays is guaranteed to swing and to have a goo time because, apart from his superb musicianship, Hanna is also a witty and gifted raconteur.
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Jake Hanna & the Woody Herman Herd
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Neil Swainson - Jake Hanna - Roberta Gambarini
Live@Courthouse, Toronto, 31 March 2007
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The Brush Masters:
Jake Hanna - Jeff Hamilton - Ed Thigpen
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John Allred
Toshiko Akyoshi
Gene Cerico
Tommy Newsom
Zoot Sims
Al Cohn
Phil Woods
Chuck Wayne
Carmen Leggio
John Bunch
Dave McKenna
Woody Herman
Maynard Ferguson
Buck" Clayton
Vic Dickenson
"Pee Wee" Russel
Bud Freeman
"Champ" Jones
George Wein
Bobby Hackett
Bob Wilber
Duke Ellington
Harry James
Ross Tompkins
Nat Pierce
Phil Wilson
Bill Chase
Sal Nistico
Jim Hall
Danny Stiles
Richie Kamuka
Bob Brookmeyer
Bill Watrous
Dick Hafer
Ray Brown
Herb Ellis
Jack Sheldon
Jimmy Cleveland
Plas Johnson
Pete Candoli
George Duke
Harry Edison
Joe Pass
....and many more
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Classic Drum Solos and Drum Battles Vol. 2
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Fifteen thunderous, drum solos from legends like Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, "Papa" Jo Jones,
Art Blakey, Shelly Manne, Sonny Payne, Sam Woodyard, Rufus "Speedy" Jones and others, spanning the years 1947 to 1989, many never before released on home video or DVD. Bonus clips include Bobby Troup's "history of the jazz drum set," from 1958 and a great segment featuring the Gene Krupa Jazz Trio impersonating Russian musicians from 1946!
Special DVD Features: A photo gallery, notes on each clip, and a short bio of each drummer are available using the web link function!
Running Time: 73 minutes
$29.95 plus shipping
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Classic Jazz Drummers - Swing and Beyond
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Highlights include films of the legendary Sid Catlett with Louis Armstrong, Ray Bauduc with Jack Teagarden, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich with their own orchestras, Gus Johnson with the rarely-heard Count Basie small group, Joe Harris with the pioneering Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Panama Francis with Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton, never-before-seen solo footage of Philly Joe Jones, Stan Levey with a small group, the groundbreaking bop of Kenny Clarke and many others.
A certifiable find: The only existing film of that influential New Orleans pioneer, the one and only Warren “Baby” Dodds.
Classic Jazz Drummers presents six decades of legendary drummers soloing and battling.
Special DVD Features: Four bonus clips featuring Sonny Payne, Shelly Manne, Lionel Hampton and Philly Joe Jones as well as an exclusive photo gallery of these early jazz drummers.
Running Time: 70 minutes
$29.95 plus shipping
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