Barney Kessel & Hampton Hawes Quartet / Quintet
  • Contemporary S7553
    Contemporary S7553
  • Contemporary M7603
    Contemporary M7603

Barney Kessel & Hampton Hawes

Barney Kessel & Hampton Hawes Quartet / Quintet

Essential Jazz Albums

Personnel:
Barney Kessel (g), Hampton Hawes (p), Victor Feldman (vib), Red Mitchell, Leroy Vinnegar (b), Shelly Manne (d)

Reference: EJA045

Bar code: 8436019580455

This release presents all of Barney Kessel and Hampton Hawes recorded small groups collaborations without horns. This includes the classic quartet album "Four!" in its entirety (plus two extra tracks not included on the original LP), and a complete quintet session adding Victor Feldman on vibes.

Hawes' career broke down shortly afterwards when sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison hospital, though he was famously pardoned five years later by President J.F. Kennedy.


Tracklisting:

01. YARDBIRD SUITE (6:43)
02. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU (7:03)
03. BOW JEST (6:33)
04. SWEET SUE (5:39)
05. UP BLUES (5:13)
06. LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE (3:24)
07. LOVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER (5:45)
08. THOU SWELL (4:56)
09. THE AWFUL TRUTH (8:09)
10. LETS COOK (11:21)
11. TIME REMEMBERED (4:21)
12. JUST IN TIME (4:59)

Total time: 74:12 min.


Tracks #1-7 from the Hapton Hawes' album "Four!" (Contemporary S7553).
Tracks #8-9 from the same session.
Tracks #10-12 taken from the Barney Kessel album "Let's Cook!" (Contemporary M7603).


Personnel on #1-9: Hampton Hawes (p), Barney Kessel (g), Red Mitchell (b) and Shelly Manne (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, on January 27, 1958.

Personnel on #10-12: Hampton Hawes (p), Barney Kessel (g), Victor Feldman (vib), Leroy Vinnegar (b) and Shelly Manne (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, on November 11, 1957.


-----------------------------------------------

Notes:

-Four!

"Pianist Hampton Hawes' 1950s recordings for the Contemporary label are at such a high level that they could all be given five stars. This outing with bassist Red Mitchell, drummer Shelly Manne, and guitarist Barney Kessel (who is a slight wild card) is also quite successful. Two previously unreleased numbers ("Thou Swell" and "The Awful Truth") have been added to the CD reissue. Highlights of the exciting bop date include "Yardbird Suite," "There Will Never Be Another You," and "Love Is Just Around the Corner."


-Let's Cook!

"This is an excellent session from guitarist Barney Kessel. Kessel is matched with vibraphonist Victor Feldman, pianist Hampton Hawes, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Shelly Manne for a blues-with-a-bridge (the 11-minute "Let's Cook"), Vernon Duke's ballad "Time Remembered," and "Just in Time."

Both by Scott Yanow -All Music Guide

Price:

14,95 €  (tax incl.)

Add to wishlist

Added to your wishlist.

You can manage your wishlist here.

You're not signed in

You must sign in to manage your wishlist.
Sign in
Delivery information:
Delivery in 5-7 days
Shipping rates Terms and conditions
Payment methods:
Share:

 

 

Customer reviews

Write a review

Barney Kessel & Hampton Hawes Quartet / Quintet
Rate this product:

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Your review has been added and will be available once approved by a moderator.