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] |
AllMusic'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]