Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
This Is Hampton Hawes Vol. 2: The Trio
| Recorded | Jun 28, 1955 & Jan 25, 1956 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 397282 |
The record
One long session for Contemporary produced this second volume, Hawes' fleet right hand riding over Mitchell's singing bass and Thompson's light touch on brushes. West Coast jazz with grit -- swinging and blues-drenched, never as polite as the label's reputation suggests.
Session personnel
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Chuck Thompson — drums
- Hampton Hawes — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Contemporary Records · C 3515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Vogue Records · LAC 12081 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Contemporary Records · C 3515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1970 | Contemporary Records · C 3515 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | Contemporary Records — LIMITED EDITION |
| 1984 | Contemporary Records · P-7630 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1986 | Contemporary Records · VDJ-1559 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-318 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-318-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-318-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1987 | Shinseido · OJC-318 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1991 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-23593 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1996 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-2042 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2001 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-60781 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
Red Mitchell also plays on
Chuck Thompson also plays on