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As Long as There's Music

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Released
  
1978

Producer
  
Ed Michel

Release date
  
1978

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
69:38 CD reissue

As Long as There's Music (1976)
  
Closeness (1976)

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
January 25 and August 21, 1976

As Long as There's Music (1976)
  
Something Special (1976)

Artists
  
Charlie Haden, Hampton Hawes

Similar
  
Charlie Haden albums, Jazz albums

As Long as There's Music is an album of duets by bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1976 and released on the Artists House label in 1978. The 1993 CD reissue added a bonus track originally released on The Golden Number and three alternate takes to the original album.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This quiet and often lyrical set contains a great deal of thoughtful and subtle music by two masters".

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden and Hampton Hawes except as indicated
  1. "Irene" (Hampton Hawes) - 7:58
  2. "Rain Forest" (Hawes) - 5:34
  3. "Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "As Long as There's Music" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 8:11
  5. "This Is Called Love" - 9:12
  6. "Hello/Goodbye" - 8:05
  7. "Irene" (Hawes) - 8:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Turnaround" (Coleman) - 6:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "As Long as There's Music" (Cahn, Styne) - 7:32 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California on January 25, 1976 (tracks 1, 6 & 7) and at Village Recorder in Los Angeles on August 21, 1976 (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9)

    • Personnel

  • Charlie Haden — bass
  • Hampton Hawes — piano

    • Songs

    1Irene8:01
    2Rain Forest5:39
    3Turnaround7:57

    References

    As Long as There's Music Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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