Here and Now (Hampton Hawes album) explained

Here and Now
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hampton Hawes
Cover:	Here and Now (Hampton Hawes album).jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	May 12, 1965
Studio:	Contemporary Records Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:44
Label:	Contemporary M3616/S7616
Producer:	Lester Koenig
Chronology:	Hampton Hawes
Prev Title:	The Green Leaves of Summer
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	The Challenge
Next Year:	1968

Here and Now is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1965 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "interesting but not essential" and stated "In general, the treatments are somewhat straight-ahead ("The Girl from Ipanema" is taken as swing rather than bossa nova), and Hawes' solos transform some of the tunes a bit".

Track listing

1. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 6:59
2. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 4:42
3. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) - 4:06
4. "Rhonda" (Hampton Hawes) - 3:37
5. "Dear Heart" (Henry Mancini, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 5:27
6. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 5:05
7. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) - 4:27
8. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 4:43

Personnel

• Hampton Hawes - piano
• Chuck Israels - bass
• Donald Bailey - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/hampton-hawes/catalog/#contemporary-m-3616 Hampton Hawes discography