Playin' in the Yard

Playin' in the Yard is a live album by jazz keyboardist Hampton Hawes recorded at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival for the Prestige label.[1]

Playin' in the Yard
Live album by
Released1973
RecordedJuly 7, 1973
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length41:21
LabelPrestige
PR 10077
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Hampton Hawes chronology
Live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago
(1973)
Playin' in the Yard
(1973)
Northern Windows
(1974)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "This live LP (which has not yet been reissued on CD) mostly features Hampton Hawes on electric piano... Although well-played, little memorable occurs, and Hawes never did sound as distinctive on keyboards as he did on acoustic piano". According to Scott Yanow: Hampton Hawes plays the electric piano like no ones business when it really comes down to it. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hampton Hawes except as indication

  1. "Playin' in the Yard" (Sonny Rollins) - 10:57
  2. "Double Trouble" - 8:53
  3. "Pink Peaches" - 5:03
  4. "De De" - 8:53
  5. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 7:35

Personnel

References

  1. Hampton Hawes discography accessed July 22, 2013
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 22, 2013
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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