The Green Leaves of Summer (album)

The Green Leaves of Summer
Studio album by
Hampton Hawes
ReleasedEarly April 1964
RecordedFebruary 17, 1964
StudioContemporary Records Studio,
Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length39:19
LabelContemporary
M 3614/S 7614
ProducerLester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
For Real!
(1961) 		The Green Leaves of Summer
(1964) 		Here and Now
(1965)

The Green Leaves of Summer is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1964 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states "Pianist Hampton Hawes' first recording after serving five years in prison finds Hawes evolving a bit from a Bud Powell-influenced bop pianist to one familiar with more modern trends in jazz... Recommended".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

  1. "Vierd Blues" (Miles Davis) – 5:28
  2. "The Green Leaves of Summer" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:18
  3. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:54
  4. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:07
  5. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:34
  6. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 5:19
  7. "The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 5:31
  8. "G.K. Blues" (Hampton Hawes) – 4:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Green Leaves of Summer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.