Hampton Hawes - Something Special

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:37
Size: 115.9 MB
Styles: Bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[7:47] 1. BD & DS Blues
[9:13] 2. Pablito
[9:37] 3. Sunny
[9:03] 4. Nice Meanderings
[5:29] 5. St. Thomas
[9:25] 6. Fly Me To The Moon

This 1994 CD released for the first time a live set (recorded at Half Moon Bay, California) performed less than a year before pianist Hampton Hawes' death. Hawes, in a quartet with guitarist Denny Diaz, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Al Williams, dominates the music and displays his ability to uplift a couple of pop tunes ("Sunny" and "Fly Me to the Moon"). He also swings creatively through a blues, "St. Thomas" and a pair of his originals. This excellent music gives no hints of Hawes' upcoming demise. ~Scott Yanow

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