Hampton Hawes – Northern Windows( 1974 USA Jazz-Funk)Full Album

Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977)[1] 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. Early life Hampton Hawes was born on November 13, 1928, in Los Angeles, California.[3] His father, Hampton Hawes Sr., was minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. His mother, the former Gertrude Holman, was Westminster's church pianist. Hawes taught himself as a boy. Style and influence Hawes' playing style developed in the early 1950s. He included "figures used by Parker and [Bud] Powell (but he played with a cleaner articulation than Powell), some Oscar Peterson phrases, and later, some Bill Evans phrases [...], and an impressive locked-hands style in which the top notes always sang out clearly." He also helped develop "the double-note blues figures and rhythmically compelling comping style that Horace Silver and others were to use in the mid-1950s."[5] His technique featured "great facility with rapid runs and a versatile control of touch." Hawes was influenced by some jazz pianists, including Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell.[ Hawes' own influences came from a number of sources, including the gospel music and spirituals he heard in his father's church as a child, and the boogie-woogie piano of Earl Hines. Hawes also learned much from pianists Powell and Nat King Cole, among others. However, his principal source of influence was his friend Charlie Parker.( From WikiPedia) Tracks: All compositions written by Hampton Hawes except where noted. 01. Sierra Morena - 00:00 02. Go Down Moses (traditional) -04:01 03. Bach - 10:34 04. Web - 13:32 05. Tune Axle Grease - 17:08 06. C & H Sugar - 22:15 Personnel: - Hampton Hawes - acoustic & electric piano - Carol Kaye - electric bass - Spider Webb - drums - Allen De Rienzo, Snooky Young - trumpets - George Bohanon - trombone - William Green, Jackie Kelso, Jay Migliori - saxophones, flutes - David Axelrod - arranger, conductor, produc