I'm All Smiles (Hampton Hawes album)

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I'm All Smiles
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Live album by
Released1973
RecordedApril 30 & May 1, 1966
Mitchell's Studio Club, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length38:11
Label Contemporary S7631
Producer Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
The Seance
(1966)
I'm All Smiles
(1973)
Hamp's Piano
(1967)

I'm All Smiles is a live album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1966 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1973. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states "His phrasing and voicings could entice or amaze, and he displays great range, rhythmic vitality, and harmonic excellence during the five selections featured on this 1966 live date". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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Track listing

  1. "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) - 7:25
  2. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 5:25
  3. "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:04
  4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 9:55
  5. "Searchin'" (Hampton Hawes) - 10:22

Personnel

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References

  1. Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
  2. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. I'm All Smiles – 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. 666. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.