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Hampton Hawes

Giving the lie to West Coast cool, pianist Hampton Hawes laid down a blazing trail of bebop and blues until his premature death in 1977. Geoffrey Smith traces his colourful, often tumultuous career.

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Sun 30 Mar 2014 00:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Hampton Hawes

    Where or When

    Performer: Joe Mondragon. Performer: Larry Bunker.
    • Trio & Quartet 1951 - 1956.
    • Fresh Sound.

  • Art Pepper

    Surf Ride

    Performer: Hampton Hawes.
    • Work of ARt.
    • Proper.
    • 3.

  • Wardell Gray

    Farmer's Market

    Performer: Art Farmer. Performer: Hampton Hawes.
    • Farmer's Market.
    • Proper.
    • 4.

  • Shorty Rogers

    Diablo's Dance

    Performer: Hampton Hawes. Performer: Art Pepper.
    • Shorty Rogers - West Coast Jazz.
    • Proper.
    • 9.

  • Hampton Hawes

    I Got Rhythm

    Performer: Red Mitchell. Performer: Chuck Thompson.
    • Hampton Hawes Trio.
    • Contemporary Records.
    • 1.

  • Hampton Hawes

    So In Love

    Performer: Hampton Hawes.
    • Hampton Hawes Trio.
    • Contemporary Records.
    • 4.

  • Hampton Hawes

    Takin' Care

    Performer: Jim Hall. Performer: Red Mitchell. Performer: Bruz Freeman.
    • All Night Session, Vol. 1.
    • Contemporary Records.
    • 3.

  • Hampton Hawes

    Hip

    Performer: Harold Land. Performer: Frank Butler. Performer: Scott LaFaro.
    • For Real.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 1.

  • Hampton Hawes

    The Green Leaves of Summer

    Performer: Monk Montgomery. Performer: Steve Ellington.
    • The Green Leaves of Summer.
    • Vogue.

  • Hampton Hawes

    Rain Forest

    Performer: Charlie Haden.
    • As Long As There's Music.
    • Verve.
    • 2.

  • Hampton Hawes

    When I Grow Too Old To Dream

    Performer: Ray Brown. Performer: Shelly Manne.
    • At The Piano.
    • Contemporary Records.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Mar 2014 00:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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