Talking to a friend after class the other day, she made a comment that I looked like the type to play cello in a jazz band. That made me think about West Coast jazz and how funny her comment was in that context, which led me to a hankering for some West Coast jazz. The [...]
Tag: Contemporary
All Night Session Vol. 1 // Hampton Hawes (Contemporary C3545)
The Music Hampton Hawes, a fellow Californian, may be closely tied to West Coast jazz, but there's nothing cool or relaxed about his playing. Especially on this series of records, his playing sounds more like a horn, spitting out line after line of percussive piano. Only the easy swing and the presence of Jim Hall's [...]