Hampton Hawes at the Piano explained

Hampton Hawes at the Piano
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hampton Hawes
Cover:	Hampton Hawes at the Piano.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	August 14, 1976
Studio:	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:50
Label:	Contemporary S7637
Producer:	Lester Koenig and John Koenig
Chronology:	Hampton Hawes
Prev Title:	Memory Lane Live
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	As Long as There's Music
Next Year:	1978

Hampton Hawes at the Piano is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes, recorded in 1976 and released on the Contemporary label in 1978.^[1] The album was Hawes's final recording before his death in 1977 and was the first to be released posthumously.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted that Hawes "was still in prime form".

Track listing

1. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) – 6:04
2. "Soul Sign Eight" (Hampton Hawes) – 8:11
3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 5:00
4. "Morning" (Hawes) – 7:28
5. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) – 5:25
6. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:42

Personnel

• Hampton Hawes – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Shelly Manne – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/hampton-hawes/catalog/#contemporary-s-7637 Hampton Hawes discography