Hanky Panky (Hank Jones album)

Hanky Panky is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones recorded in 1975 for the Japanese East Wind label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "All in all, an excellent offering from an undisputed master". On All About Jazz John Kelman said "Jones is as elegant here as always. While totally steeped in the mainstream, he manages to buck convention in the subtlest of ways... Familiar? Yes, but with a sense of adventure that retains a freshness and undeniable sense of discovery".

Track listing

Personnel

Hanky Panky (Tommy James and the Shondells song)

"Hanky Panky" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich for their group, The Raindrops. It was famously remade by rock group Tommy James and the Shondells, who took it to No. 1 in the United States in 1966.

Song structure and meaning

Donald A. Guarisco at Allmusic wrote:

Composition and history

Barry and Greenwich authored the song in 1963. They were in the middle of a recording session for their group The Raindrops, and realized they needed a B-side to a single, "That Boy John." The duo then went into the hall and penned the song in 20 minutes. Barry and Greenwich weren't particularly pleased with the song and deemed it inferior to the rest of their work. "I was surprised when [Tommy James version] was released," Barry commented to Billboard's Fred Bronson, "As far as I was concerned it was a terrible song. In my mind it wasn't written to be a song, just a B-side." Hanky Panky versions: Summits (1963) (Harmon 1017/Rust 5072), Raindrops (11-63), Tommy James & Shondells (2-64).