Hampton Hawes - The Challenge album flac

The Challenge is a solo piano album by Hampton Hawes. It was recorded in 1968 and released by Victor. It was his only solo album. The solo piano album was recorded in Tokyo on May 7, 9, and 12, 1968. The project was "a result of a Japanese producer's enthusiasm for Hawes's music. The material includes jazz standards, the contemporary pop song "Who Can I Turn To?", and three Hawes originals. All except "Bags' Groove" are short performances.

Hampton Barnett Hawes, Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist. He was the author of the memoir Raise Up Off Me, which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975. Hampton Hawes was born on November 13, 1928, in Los Angeles, California. His father, Hampton Hawes, S. was minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. His mother, the former Gertrude Holman, was Westminster's church pianist.

Although it does not say it anywhere on this LP (originally recorded in Japan for RCA), the "challenge" was that this was Hampton Hawes' first set of unaccompanied piano solos. Although based in bop, Hawes was always much more than a one-handed pianist, and he proves up to the challenge. The repertoire includes jazz standards, three originals, and the current pop tune "Who Can I Turn T. Throughout the date, the pianist shows that he could create stirring music without the assistance of a rhythm section. Unfortunately, this music (last put out on a Storyville LP) has.

The Challenge ‎(LP, Album). UK, Europe & Japan. The Challenge ‎(LP, Album). The Challenge ‎(LP, RE). RCA Victor.

The Challenge is a hard bop music live album recording by HAMPTON HAWES released in 1976 on CD, LP/Vinyl and/or cassette. HAMPTON HAWES - The Challenge. Filed under Hard Bop By HAMPTON HAWES.

The Challenge is a solo piano album by Hampton Hawes. Hawes uses "contrapuntal left-hand lines, doubtless compensating for the absence of bass and drums. Release and reception.

The Hampton Hawes Memorial Album (Xanadu 161). Hampton Hawes, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Larry Bunker, drums. Surf Club", Hollywood, CA, February 12, 1952. Hampton Hawes, Sonny Clark - The Pianoman (Vantage (J) NLP-5004). Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Shelly Manne, drums. The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, August 31, 1952.

Hampton Hawes died of a brain hemorrhage in 1977 at the age of 48. He was buried next to his father, Hampton Hawes, S. who had died five months earlier  . The Challenge (Victor, 1968). Jam Session (Columbia, 1968). This Guy's in Love with You (Freedom, 1971 ) - also released as Live at the Montmartre (Freedom).