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Formats and Editions
1. I Got Rhythm
2. What Is This Thing Called Love'
3. Blues the Most
4. So in Love
5. Feelin' Fine
6. Hamp's Blues
7. Easy Living
8. All the Things You Are
9. These Foolish Things 1
10. Carioca 1
11. You and the Night and the Music 1
12. Stella By Starlight 1
13. Blues for Jacque 1
14. Yesterdays 1
15. Steeplechase 1
16. Round Midnight 1
17. Just Squeeze Me 1
18. Autumn in New York 1
19. Section Blues 2
20. Somebody Loves Me 2
21. The Sermon 2
22. Embraceable You 2
23. I Remember You 2
24. Night in Tunisia 2
25. Lover, Come Back to Me 2
26. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 2
27. Billy Boy 2
28. Body and Soul 2
29. Coolin' the Blues 3
30. Jordu 3
31. Groovin' High 3
32. Takin' Care 3
33. Broadway 3
34. Hampton's Pulpit 3
35. I'll Remember April 3
36. I Should Care 3
37. Woody'n You 3
38. Two Bass Hit 3
39. Will You Still Be Mine' 4
40. April in Paris 4
41. Blue 'N' Boogie 4
42. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me 4
43. Blues #3 4
44. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 4
45. Blues #4 4
46. Yardbird Suite 4
47. There Will Never Be Another You 4
48. Bow Jest 4
49. Sweet Sue 5
50. Up Blues 5
51. Like Someone in Love 5
52. Love Is Just Around the Corner 5
53. Hip 5
54. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams 5
55. Crazeology 5
56. Numbers Game 5
57. For Real 5
58. I Love You
More Info:
One of the finest and most influential bebop and hard-bop pianists of the 1950s, Hampton Hawes' impeccable sense of timing, swing and expression has left a permanent mark on the entire jazz genre. With a sound that drew heavily on the style of Earl Hines and other leading players from an earlier era, Hawes also blended elements of blues and gospel while employing a technique of using his right hand to emulate horn lines. This unorthodox approach was later popular with a number of esteemed pianists who followed Hawes, including Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson and AndrAc Previn. Hampton Hawes' career was cut tragically short on 22nd May 1977, when he died suddenly from a brain hemorrhage aged 48. He was interred at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery alongside his father, who had died five months earlier. In 2004 the city of Los Angeles officially declared his birthday, "Hampton Hawes Day". This collection, containing eight original albums consisting of more than five hours of music, celebrates the early, distinguished career of this magnificent composer and musician. Collating Hampton Hawes' first albums as leader, this four disc set provides the ultimate introduction to this inspirational performer who, despite his premature passing, left an undeniable and lasting impression on the field of jazz piano.
