This Is Hampton Hawes

This Is Hampton Hawes (subtitled Vol. 2, The Trio) is an album by pianist Hampton Hawes recorded at sessions in 1955 and 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.^[2]

This Is Hampton Hawes
Studio album by Hampton Hawes Trio
Released	Early May 1956[1]
Recorded	June 28 and December 3, 1955 January 25, 1956 Los Angeles Police Academy, Chavez Ravine Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:18
Label	Contemporary C3515
Producer	Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
Hampton Hawes Trio (1955) This Is Hampton Hawes (1956) Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Disc	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The Allmusic review states "this Hampton Hawes date would certainly make good company for any other top jazz piano trio records in your collection".^[3]

Track listing

1. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:45
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 4:52
3. "Blues for Jacque" (Hampton Hawes) - 4:34
4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:53
5. "Steeplechase" (Charlie Parker) - 2:51
6. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:21
7. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington) - 6:31
8. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 5:19
9. "Section Blues" (Red Mitchell, Chuck Thompson) - 4:12

• Recorded at Los Angeles Police Academy in Chavez Ravine on June 28, 1955 (track 7) and at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles, California on December 3, 1955 (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8 & 9) and January 25, 1956 (tracks 1, 3 & 6)

Personnel

• Hampton Hawes - piano
• Red Mitchell - bass
• Chuck Thompson - drums