Freddie Redd Trio, Hampton Hawes Quartet - Piano East Piano West

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:59
Size: 96.1 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1956/1991
Art: Front

[2:44] 1. Terrible T
[2:47] 2. Fanfare
[2:59] 3. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
[2:58] 4. I'll Remember April
[2:59] 5. Hamp's Paws
[1:57] 6. Move
[2:35] 7. Once In A While
[2:39] 8. Buzzy
[4:16] 9. Debut
[5:47] 10. The Things We Did Last Summer
[5:20] 11. Lady J Blues
[4:53] 12. Ready Freddie

This CD reissue has two unrelated early sessions from pianists Hampton Hawes and Freddie Redd. Hawes, heard in a quartet with vibraphonist Larry Bunker, bassist Clarence Jones and drummer Larence Marable, already ranked as one of the top bop-based pianists in 1952. He performs eight straight-ahead numbers (five bop standards and three originals like "Hamp's Paws"), including a two-minute version of "Move" that lives up to its name. Redd, who recorded much less during his longer career, stretches out a bit more on four numbers (including three originals) in a trio with bassist John Ore and drummer Ron Jefferson. Excellent music, easily recommended to bop collectors. ~Scott Yanow

Piano East Piano West 

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