The Seance is a live album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1966 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1969.[1]
| The Seance | ||||
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| Live album by Hampton Hawes Trio | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | April 30 & May 1, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Mitchell's Studio Club, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | Contemporary S7621 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Hampton Hawes chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
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".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing edit
- "The Seance" (Hampton Hawes) - 7:57
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:40
- "Easy Street" (Alan Rankin Jones) - 5:42
- "Suddenly I Thought of You" (Hampton Hawes) - 6:56
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Donald Meyer, Sherman Edwards) - 5:13
- "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 9:46
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Seancer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Hull, Tom (13 July 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.