Four! is a 1958 album by Hampton Hawes, originally released on the Contemporary label and reissued in 1991 by Original Jazz Classics.
| Four! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | January 27, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:00 | |||
| Label | Contemporary | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Hampton Hawes chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Reception
editAllMusic's Scott Yanow gives the album five stars and states that "Pianist Hampton Hawes' 1950s recordings for the Contemporary label are at such a high level that they could all be given five stars. This outing with bassist Red Mitchell, drummer Shelly Manne, and guitarist Barney Kessel (who is a slight wild card) is also quite successful."[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz rates the album three and a half stars and states that "Hampton was always trying to broker a style which combined the strengths of old and new, and this was one of the places where the synthesis worked and showed the joins."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Yardbird Suite" (Parker) - 6:40
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Gordon, Warren) - 6:59
- "Bow Jest" (Mitchell) - 6:31
- "Sweet Sue" (Young, Harris) - 5:35
- "Up Blues" (Hawes) - 5:09
- "Like Someone in Love" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 3:21
- "Love Is Just Around the Corner" (Gensler, Robin) - 5:42
- "Thou Swell" (Hart, Rodgers) - 4:54 (CD reissue bonus track)
- "The Awful Truth" (Hawes) - 8:09 (CD reissue bonus track)
Personnel
edit- Hampton Hawes - piano
- Barney Kessel - guitar
- Red Mitchell - double bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed.) Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140515213
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.