Something Special (Hampton Hawes album)
| Something Special | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Hampton Hawes chronology | ||||
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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[edit]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This excellent music gives no hints of Hawes' upcoming demise".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Hampton Hawes except as indicated
- "BD & DS Blues" - 7:37
- "Pablito" - 8:58
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 9:19
- "Nice Meanderings" - 8:52
- "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:00
- "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 9:13
Personnel[edit]
- Hampton Hawes - piano
- Denny Diaz - guitar
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
- Al Williams - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 26, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Something Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (13 July 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 15 July 2020.