For me, Hampton Hawes always sounds better live. For some reason, many of the pianist's studio recordings sound rigid and self-conscious. By contrast, his live performances have a naturalism that lets the music float freely and travel where it wants to go without worrying about takes and time. A joyous live recording by Hawes that I stumbled across rece…
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