Monday, January 16, 2012

Hampton Hawes

Recently, it seems that I tend to favor Jazz releases that feature prominent Jazz pianists, like Horace Silver, Bill Evans, and Hampton Hawes.  I picked up his 1958 release For Real! and just love it.  It has that West Coast hard-bop swing that I really dig.  For Real! was his second to last album he recorded (Sermon being the final one, a recording of gospel songs on the piano) before he went to prison for five years for possession of heroin.  For Real! seriously cooks, greasy and soulful, and is highly recommended.  "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" is one of my favorites on this album.  
 

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