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This Is Hampton Hawes
This Is Hampton Hawes
Studio album by Hampton Hawes Trio
Released	Early May 1956
Recorded	June 28 and December 3, 1955; January 25, 1956; Los Angeles Police Academy, Chavez Ravine; Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:18
Label	Contemporary; C3515
Producer	Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology

This Is Hampton Hawes (subtitled Vol. 2, The Trio) is an album by pianist Hampton Hawes recorded at sessions in 1955 and 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.^[2]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

The Allmusic review states "this Hampton Hawes date would certainly make good company for any other top jazz piano trio records in your collection".^[3]

Track listing edit

"You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:45
"Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 4:52
"Blues for Jacque" (Hampton Hawes) - 4:34
"Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:53
"Steeplechase" (Charlie Parker) - 2:51
"'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:21
"Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington) - 6:31
"Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 5:19
"Section Blues" (Red Mitchell, Chuck Thompson) - 4:12

Recorded at Los Angeles Police Academy in Chavez Ravine on June 28, 1955 (track 7) and at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, California on December 3, 1955 (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8 & 9) and January 25, 1956 (tracks 1, 3 & 6)

Personnel edit

Hampton Hawes - piano
Red Mitchell - bass
Chuck Thompson - drums

References edit

^ Billboard May 12, 1956
^ Hampton Hawes discography accessed July 29, 2015
^ ^a ^b Cook, Stephen. This Is Hampton Hawes: Vol. 2, The Trio – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Billboard May 12, 1956

[Hampton_Hawes_discography-2] Hampton Hawes discography accessed July 29, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Cook, Stephen. This Is Hampton Hawes: Vol. 2, The Trio – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Summary

Reception edit

Track listing edit

Personnel edit

References edit