Hampton Hawes....where to start?

" Blues The Most" and "The Green Leaves Of Summer."
It's difficult to find a bad Hampton Hawes recording.

I have both those albums, and agree.

There are a few piano jazz artists that really reach me, Hampton Hawes is one of them.

Others (perhaps predictable), Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Dave Brubeck, Bud Powell, Count Basie and Phineas Newborn come to mind.

Perhaps these would not be on a reviewers list of the finest Jazz pianist of all time but the are on mine. I play these every week, these artists and the Blue Note Jazz jazz titles from the 1950s and 1960s are some of the most important music of our time.

Albert I agree and there are many talented jazz pianist who've come and passed on. This past weekend I just couldn't get enough of Theloneous Monk's " Live At The It Club" it just captivated me, love that brilliant man.
Charles,

I have all the Mosaic Monk releases and the Acoustic Sounds Tenor repress too. I did not know about "Live At The It Club" but found samples at All Music.

Odd this was done in 1964 and I somehow missed this recording all this time. Thanks for bringing it up.

Please follow the link and listen to Hampton Hawes and Charlie Haden together, this is the Artist House release I mentioned.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/as-long-as-theres-music-mw0000100247

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Charles and Albert, you guys are the greatest. Thank you for your input.

I love this forum!
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Try "Spanish Steps", "Green Leaves of Summer" and there are 2 "Live" recordings that were released from the Montmartre in Copenhagen on Arista Freedom. "A Little Copenhagen Night Music" "Live At Montmartre". Also "Here And Now" and "Four"are good.
Check out his biography "Raise Up Off Me". Great read but not sure if it's still in print.Enjoy the swing!!