Hampton Hawes at the Piano

Hampton Hawes at the Piano is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes, recorded in 1976 and released on the Contemporary label in 1978.^[1] The album was Hawes's final recording before his death in 1977 and was the first to be released posthumously.

Hampton Hawes at the Piano
Studio album by Hampton Hawes
Released	1978
Recorded	August 14, 1976
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:50
Label	Contemporary S7637
Producer	Lester Koenig and John Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
Memory Lane Live (1977) Hampton Hawes at the Piano (1978) As Long as There's Music (1978)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted that Hawes "was still in prime form".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) – 6:04
2. "Soul Sign Eight" (Hampton Hawes) – 8:11
3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 5:00
4. "Morning" (Hawes) – 7:28
5. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) – 5:25
6. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:42

Personnel

• Hampton Hawes – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Shelly Manne – drums