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Here and Now (Hampton Hawes album)

Here and Now is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1965 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Here and Now
Studio album by
Hampton Hawes
Released1966
RecordedMay 12, 1965
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length38:44
LabelContemporary M3616/S7616
ProducerLester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
The Green Leaves of Summer
(1964) 		Here and Now
(1966) 		The Challenge
(1968)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "interesting but not essential" and stated "In general, the treatments are somewhat straight-ahead ("The Girl from Ipanema" is taken as swing rather than bossa nova), and Hawes' solos transform some of the tunes a bit".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Track listing

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  1. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 6:59
  2. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 4:42
  3. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) - 4:06
  4. "Rhonda" (Hampton Hawes) - 3:37
  5. "Dear Heart" (Henry Mancini, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 5:27
  6. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 5:05
  7. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) - 4:27
  8. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Here and Now – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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