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Something Special (Hampton Hawes album)

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Something Special
Live album by
Released1994
RecordedJune 10, 1976
VenueThe Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay, California
GenreJazz
Length48:59
LabelContemporary CCD 14072-2
ProducerEric Miller
Hampton Hawes chronology
Live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago Volume Two
(1989)
Something Special
(1994)
Bird Song
(1999)

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

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This excellent music gives no hints of Hawes' upcoming demise".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Tom HullB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Hampton Hawes except as indicated

  1. "BD & DS Blues" - 7:37
  2. "Pablito" - 8:58
  3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 9:19
  4. "Nice Meanderings" - 8:52
  5. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:00
  6. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 9:13

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 26, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Something Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (13 July 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 15 July 2020.