HAMPTON HAWES “Vol. 2, The Trio” LP CONTEMPORARY orig ’56 RARE dg NICE
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Description
Artist/Group: HAMPTON HAWES
Title: “This is Hampton Hawes, Vol. 2, The Trio”
Label: CONTEMPORARY ~ # C-3515. Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl. Labels are yellow with black text, with deep groove.
Year: 1956.
Condition:
DISC: Vinyl is EXCELLENT with full original gloss. Has been played a small number of times and handled with care. There are a couple slight hairline paper scuffs but no serious or audible marks or problems. Plays beautifully with superb fidelity. Labels are clean. This hard-to-find LP is one that you will never need to upgrade.
JACKET: Jacket is EXCELLENT with nice clean panels. Light wear on seams and corners. Reverse has faint staining around the edges and pencil price notation at upper right corner. Overall a very fine jacket.
Track Listing:
• You and the Night and the Music
• Stella by Starlight
• Blues for Jacque
• Yesterdays
• Steeplechase
• ‘Round Midnight
• Just Squeeze Me
• Autumn in New York
• Section Blues
Review:
“One of the best of the hard bop piano players in the West Coast jazz scene, Hampton Hawes made a splash with a series of impressive trio records cut during the latter half of the '50s. Hawes sprung from Bud Powell's bebop innovations and soon showed equal panache with both brisk swingers and romantic ballads. After coming up though Los Angeles bands led by Shorty Rogers and Howard McGhee and playing with other West Coast bebop stars like Sonny Criss, Dexter Gordon, and Wardell Gray, Hawes hooked up with bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Chuck Thompson for several fresh and accomplished titles on the Contemporary label. This early release from 1955 finds the trio coming up with their usual mix of originals and standards. Highlights include fine readings of "Stella by Starlight" and "You and the Night and the Music," as well a breakneck cover of Charlie Parker's "Steeplechase." Hawes shows off some writing muscle on his "Blues for Jacque," while Mitchell and Thompson come up with the album closer "Section Blues." Topped off with entertaining and informative liner notes by Ralph Gleason, this Hampton Hawes date would certainly make good company for any other top jazz piano trio records in your collection.”
(review courtesy of Stephen Cook, allmusic.com)
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