Something Special (Hampton Hawes album) explained

Something Special
Type:Live album
Artist:Hampton Hawes
Cover:Something Special (Hampton Hawes album).jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:June 10, 1976
Venue:The Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay, California
Genre:Jazz
Length:48:59
Label:Contemporary CCD 14072-2
Producer:Eric Miller
Chronology:Hampton Hawes
Prev Title:Live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago Volume Two
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Bird Song
Next Year:1999

Something Special is a live album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1976 and released on the Contemporary label in 1994.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This excellent music gives no hints of Hawes' upcoming demise".

Track listing

All compositions by Hampton Hawes except as indicated

  1. "BD & DS Blues" - 7:37
  2. "Pablito" - 8:58
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 9:19
  4. "Nice Meanderings" - 8:52
  5. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:00
  6. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 9:13

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/hampton-hawes/catalog/#contemporary-ccd-14072-2 Hampton Hawes discography