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The Seance (album)

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Released
  
1969

The Seance (1966)
  
I'm All Smiles (1966)

Release date
  
1969

Label
  
Contemporary Records

Length
  
44:14

Artist
  
Hampton Hawes

Producer
  
Lester Koenig

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 30 & May 1, 1966 Mitchell's Club, Los Angeles, CA

Similar
  
Hampton Hawes Trio, I'm All Smiles, This Is Hampton Hawes, Everybody Likes Hampton, Hampton Hawes at the Piano

The Seance is a live album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1966 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1969.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Hawes displays the influence of the avant-garde in places, stretching out his improvisations a bit while still showing off his roots in bop".

Track listing

  1. "The Seance" (Hampton Hawes) - 7:57
  2. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:40
  3. "Easy Street" (Alan Rankin Jones) - 5:42
  4. "Suddenly I Thought of You" (Hampton Hawes) - 6:56
  5. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Donald Meyer, Sherman Edwards) - 5:13
  6. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 9:46

Personnel

  • Hampton Hawes - piano
  • Red Mitchell - bass
  • Donald Bailey - drums
  • Songs

    1The Seance7:57
    2Oleo8:25
    3Easy Street5:35

    References

    The Seance (album) Wikipedia