Hampton Hawes at the Piano

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Hampton Hawes at the Piano
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Studio album by Hampton Hawes
Released 1978
Recorded August 14, 1976
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length 38:50
Label Contemporary S7637
Producer Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
Something Special
(1976)Something Special1976
Hampton Hawes at the Piano
(1976)

Hampton Hawes at the Piano is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes, recorded in 1976 and released on the Contemporary label in 1978.[1] The album was Hawes' final recording before his death in 1977 and was the first to be released posthumously.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "he was still in prime form".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3/5 stars[3]

Track listing

  1. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 6:04
  2. "Soul Sign Eight" (Hampton Hawes) - 8:11
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 5:00
  4. "Morning" (Hawes) - 7:28
  5. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis) - 5:25
  6. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:42

Personnel

References

  1. Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 26, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yanow, Scott. Hampton Hawes at the Piano – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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