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There was a jazz club in Yokohama called Mocambo. It was a place akin to Minton's in NYC, serving as a gathering spot for young jazz musicians like Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sadao Watanabe, and Masayuki Takayanagi—who later gained worldwide fame—as well as those who died young, like Shotaro Moriyasu. They wanted to study bebop, the latest jazz style at the time, during the after-hours sessions, but information was scarce. Then none other than Hampton Hawes arrived on the scene, and everyone, not just the pianists, imitated him. The only recording left of those jam sessions at Mocambo is a homemade one from the night of July 27 to 28, 1954, recorded by Kiyoshi Iwami, a 19-year-old college student like Jerry Newman. Hawes does play “Tenderly” on it. In the 1985 recording of “It Don't Mean A Thing", a solo piano live album, he plays “Hamp's Blues”. Of course, it gets a bit free here and there, but generally in the Hawes style. https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/15178098-Yamashita-Yosuke-It-Dont-Mean-A-Thing

I never noticed anything like this on my LPs (which are original UK pressings on Vogue-Contemporary). Guess I'll listen to them again during the holidays.

Isn't there a weird sonic artifact on that album? On one of the tunes (I forget which, haven't listened in a while), you can faintly hear a broadcast of a sports event. As if somebody (in the control room?) was listening to a ballgame on the radio and forgot to pay attention to the session. I'll have to pull that one off the shelf. Maybe the episode is on the CD's "bonus track", which would be more excusable.

Because of this recommendation, I've started to explore the work of Quatuor Zaïde. I'm really enjoying their offerings on YouTube. They've had a few personnel changes (mostly the violin chairs), but their approach as a group is full of life—really brimming with affection for the music. Too bad the prices for their compact discs (in the U.S.) is upward of $35 each. Thank you for the rec!👍🫶

👍 I listened quite a few times to all three volumes on YouTube. Effortless swing, and I dig the blues tracks. I found Vol. 3 for $5, so had to pounce. This will force me to listen to that volume before finding/purchasing the others. 😁

Looks like some Egyptian goddess statue posing as a silent listener.

Mike, I read your post several times but cannot quite figure out what the puzzlement could possibly be. When I wrote my post I had both LPs before me and checked the entries in the Bruyninckx (digital) discography. The key facts I listed do match what you wrote. So we should have got this settled? (Except that in my post I had rashly and incorrectly written March 1955 for the Freddie Redd session - in fact it was "not quite March yet" - it was 28 February 1955 But that's unrelated to Hampton Hawes whom we are concerned with here.)

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My wife & I tell each other every day - "don't fall down". R.I.P.

That 3 CD set has always been a favorite of mine.

Ha, just started this.

R.I.P. Michal Urbaniak

Added to my Hawes collection today.

I was going to make a post mentioning Ballads, but discovered—almost exactly three years earlier—I already did. Just listened to the album in full. Never a dull moment.

No I am abit puzzled. This is what Lord has: ------------------------------------------------------ East/West Controversy : Hampton Hawes Trio : Hampton Hawes (p) Harper Crosby (b) Larance Marable (d) Live "The Haig" club, Los Angeles, September 22, 1951 Buzzy Vantage VLP-1, Xanadu 104, (Jap)JC706, YS7097 What is this thing called love ? - - - - Bud's blues - - - - Another hair-do - - - - All the things you are - - - - Bluebird - - - - Note:Vantage VLP1 mistitled following tunes : "What is this thing called love" as "These foolish things". "Bud's blues" as "Hamp's claws". "Blue bird" as "Hamp's paws". All Xanadu issues titled "East/West Controversy"; reverse of the LP by Paul Chambers. All above titles also on Fresh Sound (Sp)FSRCD369-2 [CD] titled "Hampton Hawes : Trio And Quartet 1951-1956"; a 2 CD set. ------------------------------------------------------- Piano : East/West : Hampton Hawes Quartet/Freddie Redd Trio : Larry Bunker (vib) Hampton Hawes (p) Clarence Jones (b) Larance Marable (d) Los Angeles, December 1952 Buzzy Prest PRLP212, LP7067, OJC CD1705-2 [CD] Hamp's paws Prest PRLP212, LP7067, P24052, OJC CD1705-2 [CD] Move - - - Once in a while - - - Fanfare - - - I'll remember April - - - Just squeeze me - - - Terrible "T" - - - Note:First four titles also on Esquire (E)EP179. Prestige P24052 titled "Piano giants"; rest of this LP by others. Prestige OJC 1705, CD1705-2 [CD] both titled "Piano : East/West"; rest of this LP/CD by Freddie Redd. All above titles also on OJC 1705, Status ST8307, Prestige (Jap)VIJ-5018, Esquire (E)20-079, Barclay (F)84.048, Fresh Sound (Sp)FSRCD369-2 [CD].

R.I.P. Saw him live once or twice, not my favourite music, but his performance was convincing.

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