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's final recording before his death in 1977 and was the first to be released posthumously.
| Hampton Hawes at the Piano | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | August 14, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Contemporary S7637 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig and John Koenig | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted that Hawes "was still in prime form".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) – 6:04
- "Soul Sign Eight" (Hampton Hawes) – 8:11
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 5:00
- "Morning" (Hawes) – 7:28
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) – 5:25
- "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:42
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 26, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Hampton Hawes at the Piano – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.