Blues the Most

Hampton Hawes · 1955 · Blues original de Hawes sur son premier disque

Context

Composition by Hampton Hawes on Hampton Hawes Trio Vol. 1, Hawes's first album, recorded on June 28, 1955 at the Los Angeles Police Academy. Scott Yanow calls it a "gem" and the first of his many Contemporary classics.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to West Coast, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of West Coast: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Cool (Birth of the Cool), Bossa nova, jazz samba.

By the same artist

• Feelin' Fine (1955)
• Hamp's Blues (1955)
• The Green Leaves of Summer (1964)

Sources

• EN: Hampton Hawes Trio

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