{{short description|American drummer (1931–2010)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jake Hanna | image = J hanna.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | caption = Hanna at the West Texas Jazz Party, Midland, Texas | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|04|04}} | birth_place = Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|02|12|1931|04|04}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician | instrument = Drums | years_active = 1950s–1990s | label = Concord Jazz | spouse = Denisa <ref name="Guardian"/> }}
'''Jake Hanna''' (April 4, 1931<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=188/9}}</ref> – February 12, 2010)<ref name="Guardian"/> was an American jazz drummer.
He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Hanna first performed in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the house drummer at Storyville nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts for a number of years in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He played with Toshiko Akiyoshi (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1958), Marian McPartland (1959–61), and Woody Herman's Orchestra (1962–64).<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He appears with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra on Judy Garland's multi Grammy Award-winning live album, ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' (1961). He did extensive work as a studio musician both in and out of jazz, including a period as the drummer for the big band of the ''Merv Griffin Show'' (1964–75).<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He recorded several albums with Carl Fontana for Concord Jazz in the mid-1970s and also played in Supersax.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Later in his career he did much work as a sideman for Concord.<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Jake Hanna {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jake-hanna-mn0000130616/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref>
Hanna died on February 12, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, of complications from blood disease. He was aged 78.<ref name="Guardian">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/02/jake-hanna-obituary|title=Jake Hanna obituary|date=2 May 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref>
==Discography== ===As leader=== * ''Live at Concord'' (Concord Jazz, 1975) * ''Jake Hanna's Kansas City Express'' (Concord Jazz, 1976) * ''Jake Takes Manhattan'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * ''The Joint Is Jumpin' '' (Arbors, 1998)
===As sideman=== '''With Toshiko Akiyoshi''' * ''…at Newport'' (Verve, 1958) * ''The Many Sides of Toshiko'' (Verve, 1975) * ''Toshiko's Piano/Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi'' (Verve, 1976) * ''Finesse'' (Concord Jazz, 1978)
'''With Ruby Braff''' * ''It Had to Be Us'' (Chiaroscuro, 1998) * ''Watch What Happens'' (Arbors, 2002) * ''You Brought a New Kind of Love'' (Arbors, 2004)
'''With Rosemary Clooney''' * ''Everything's Coming Up Rosie'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * ''Here's to My Lady'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * ''With Love'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * ''Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) * ''Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Harold Arlen'' (Concord Jazz, 1983) * ''Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads'' (Concord, 1985)
'''With Herb Ellis''' * ''Herb Ellis & Ray Brown's Soft Shoe'' (Concord Jazz, 1974) * ''Seven, Come Eleven'' (Concord Jazz, 1974) * ''After You've Gone'' (Concord Jazz, 1975) * ''Rhythm Willie'' (Concord Jazz, 1975) * ''Hot Tracks'' (Concord Jazz, 1976) * ''Soft & Mellow'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * ''At Montreux Summer 1979'' (Concord Jazz, 1980) * ''When You're Smiling'' (Atlas, 1984) * ''Roll Call'' (Justice, 1991)
'''With Scott Hamilton''' * ''Scott Hamilton Is a Good Wind Who Is Blowing Us No Ill'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * ''Scott Hamilton 2'' (Concord Jazz, 1978) * ''No Bass Hit'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * ''Apples and Oranges'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * ''Scott's Buddy'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * ''Tour de Force'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) * ''Major League'' (Concord Jazz, 1986) * ''Groovin' High'' (Concord Jazz, 1992)
'''With Woody Herman''' * ''Woody Herman–1963'' (Philips, 1963) * ''1963: The Swingin'est Big Band Ever'' (Philips, 1963) * ''Encore'' (Philips, 1963) * ''The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live'' (Philips, 1964) * ''Woody Herman: 1964'' (Philips, 1964) * ''Woody's Big Band Goodies'' (Philips, 1965) * ''40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert'' (RCA Victor, 1977) * ''At the Woodchopper's Ball'' (Koala, 1979) * ''Presents a Concord Jam Volume 1'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * ''A Great American Evening Vol. 3'' (Concord Jazz, 1983)
'''With Harry James''' * ''The Solid Gold Trumpet of Harry James'' (MGM, 1962) * ''Requests On-the-Road'' (MGM, 1962) * ''Harry James Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album'' (MGM, 1964)
'''With Barney Kessel''' * ''Barney Plays Kessel'' (Concord Jazz, 1975) * ''Soaring'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * ''Poor Butterfly'' (Concord Jazz, 1977)
'''With Eiji Kitamura''' * ''Dear Friends'' (Concord Jazz, 1980) * ''Seven Stars'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) * ''No Count'' (Concord Jazz, 1983)
'''With Marian McPartland''' * ''Plays Music of Leonard Bernstein'' (Time, 1960) * ''West Side Story'' (Time, 1964) * ''From This Moment On'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * ''Portrait of Marian McPartland'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * ''At the Festival'' (Concord Jazz, 1980) * ''Personal Choice'' (Concord Jazz, 1983)
'''With Supersax''' * ''Supersax Plays Bird'' (Capitol, 1973) * ''Salt Peanuts'' (Capitol, 1974) * ''Supersax Plays Bird with Strings'' (Capitol, 1975) * ''Chasin' the Bird'' (MPS, 1977) * ''Stone Bird'' (Columbia, 1988)
'''With Ross Tompkins''' * ''Lost in the Stars'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * ''Live at Concord '77'' (Concord Jazz, 1978) * ''Festival Time'' (Concord Jazz, 1980) * ''Street of Dreams'' (Famous Door, 1983) * ''Symphony'' (Famous Door, 1984) * ''In the Swing of Things'' (Famous Door, 1987)
'''With others''' * Howard Alden, ''Swinging into Prominence'' (Famous Door, 1988) * Howard Alden & George Van Eps, ''13 Strings'' (Concord Jazz, 1991) * Dan Barrett, ''Jubilesta'' (Arbors, 1992) * Count Basie, ''Kansas City 7'' (Pablo, 1984) * Heinie Beau, ''Midnight Clarinet'' (Henri, 1984) * Bill Berry, ''Hot & Happy'' (Beez, 1974) * Ed Bickert, ''At Toronto's Bourbon Street'' (Concord Jazz, 1983) * Ed Bickert, ''Bye Bye Baby'' (Concord Jazz, 1984) * Benny Carter, ''The King'' (Pablo, 1976) * Al Cohn, ''Nonpareil'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * Cal Collins, ''Cincinnati to L.A.'' (Concord Jazz, 1978) * Cal Collins & Herb Ellis, ''Interplay'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * Bing Crosby, ''A Tribute to Duke'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * Barbara Sutton Curtis, ''Solos & Duets'' (Sackville, 1994) * Tal Farlow, ''On Stage'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * Maynard Ferguson, ''A Message from Newport'' (Roulette, 1960) * Jim Galloway, ''Kansas City Nights'' (Sackville, 1993) * Roberta Gambarini, ''So in Love'' (Groovin' High, 2009) * Terry Gibbs, ''It's Time We Met Terry Gibbs'' (Mainstream, 1965) * Terry Gibbs, ''Terry Gibbs, Sal Nestico, Nat Pierce, Jake Hanna, Turk Van Lake, Charlie Andrus'' (Time, 1964) * Bobby Hackett, ''The Most Beautiful Horn in the World'' (Columbia, 1962) * Dick Johnson, ''Dick Johnson Plays Alto Sax & Flute & Soprano Sax & Clarinet'' (Concord Jazz, 1980) * Plas Johnson, ''Positively'' (Concord Jazz, 1976) * Plas Johnson, ''The Blues'' (Concord Jazz, 1976) * Duke Jordan, ''Acoustic Live at 3361 Black'' (3361Black, 1987) * Richie Kamuca & Lee Konitz, ''Live at Donte's'' (Cellar Door, 2010) * Lawson Haggart Jazz Band, ''The Legendary Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band'' (Jazzology, 1990) * Barbara Lea, ''You're the Cats!'' (Audiophile, 1989) * Warne Marsh, ''All Music'' (Nessa, 1976) * George Masso, ''The Wonderful World of George Gershwin'' (Nagel Heyer, 1992) * George Masso, ''Trombone Artistry'' (Nagel Heyer, 1995) * Dave McKenna, ''Plays the Music of Harry Warren'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) * Abe Most, ''Swing Low Sweet Clarinet'' (Camaro, 1984) * Red Norvo & Ross Tompkins, ''Red & Ross Recorded Live January 1979'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * Remo Palmier, ''Remo Palmier'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * Joe Pass & Ray Brown, Jake Hanna, Herb Ellis, ''Jazz/Concord'' (Concord Jazz, 1974) * Oscar Peterson, ''Oscar Peterson in Russia'' (Pablo, 1975) * Bucky Pizzarelli, ''Steppin' Out'' (Swing Out, 2002) * Sue Raney, ''In Good Company'' (Discovery, 1992) * Spike Robinson, ''Reminiscin' '' (Capri, 1992) * Marshal Royal, ''First Chair'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * Emily Remler, ''Firefly'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * Jack Sheldon, ''Stand by For'' (Concord Jazz, 1983) * Louise Tobin & Peanuts Hucko, ''Tribute to Benny Goodman'' (Timeless, 1986) * Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana, ''Bill Watrous & Carl Fontana'' (Atlas, 1984) * Bob Wilber & Ken Davern & Marty Grosz & Ray Brown & Jake Hanna, ''Soprano Summit in Concert'' (Concord Jazz, 1976) * Warren Vache, ''Jillian'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * Warren Vache, ''Polished Brass'' (Concord Jazz, 1979) * George Van Eps & Howard Alden, ''Hand Crafted Swing'' (Concord Jazz, 1992) * Sarah Vaughan & Woody Herman, ''1963 Live Guard Sessions'' (Jazz Band, 1991) * Father Tom Vaughn, ''Joyful Jazz'' (Concord Jazz, 1976) * Joe Venuti & George Barnes, ''Gems'' (Concord Jazz, 1975) * Joe Venuti & George Barnes, ''Live at the Concord Summer Festival'' (Concord Jazz, 1977) * George Wein, ''Newport Jazz Festival All Stars'' (Atlantic, 1960) * Kai Winding, ''The Kai Winding Trombones'' (From the Jazz Vault, 1979) * Snooky Young, ''Horn of Plenty'' (Concord Jazz, 1979)
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== External links == * {{NAMM|Jake Hanna|}}
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