Universe (Hampton Hawes album)

1972 studio album by Hampton Hawes

Universe

Studio album by

Hampton Hawes

Released| 1972
Recorded| June 1972
Los Angeles, California
Genre| Jazz
Length| 40:26
Label| Prestige
PR 10046
Hampton Hawes chronology
| A Little Copenhagen Night Music
(1971)  | Universe
(1972)  | Blues for Walls
(1973)

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Universe is an album by jazz keyboardist Hampton Hawes recorded for the Prestige label in 1972.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "In 1972, Hampton Hawes began to fully explore electric keyboards. Although his longtime fans were not happy with the temporary move, Hawes' music at the time was actually more creative than it was often rated... Hawes deserves credit for his willingness to take chances, and even if this album (consisting of seven moody originals) is not as significant as most of his boppish trio dates from the 1950s, it deserves to be reevaluated, for it is better than often thought".[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Hampton Hawes

1. "Little Bird" - 1:17
2. "Drums for Peace" - 8:57
3. "Love Is Better" - 2:41
4. "Josie Black" - 8:15
5. "Don't Pass Me By" - 6:53
6. "Universe" - 3:05
7. "J.B.'s Mind" - 9:18

## Personnel

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* Hampton Hawes \- piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer
* Oscar Brashear \- trumpet
* Harold Land \- tenor saxophone
* Arthur Adams - guitar
* Chuck Rainey \- electric bass
* Ndugu \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Hampton Hawes discography accessed July 19, 2013
2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2013

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Hampton Hawes

Years given are for the recording(s), not release.

Albums
as leader|

* Hampton Hawes Trio (1955)
* This Is Hampton Hawes (1955–56)
* Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes (1956)
* All Night Session! Vol. 1 (1956)
* All Night Session! Vol. 2 (1956)
* All Night Session! Vol. 3 (1956)
* Baritones and French Horns/Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes
with French Horns (1957)
* Four! (1958)
* Bird Song (1956–58)
* For Real! (1958)
* The Sermon (1958)
* The Green Leaves of Summer (1964)
* Here and Now (1965)
* The Seance (1966)
* I'm All Smiles (1966)
* Universe (1972)
* Blues for Walls (1973)
* Playin' in the Yard (1973)
* Northern Windows (1974)
* As Long as There's Music (1976)
* Something Special (1976)
* Hampton Hawes at the Piano (1976)

Sideman
with others|

* Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (1973)
* I'll Catch the Sun! (Sonny Criss, 1969)
* On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976)
* The Hunt (Dexter Gordon, 1947)
* Blues à la Suisse (Dexter Gordon, 1973)
* Kessel Plays Standards (Barney Kessel, 1955)
* Let's Cook! (Barney Kessel, 1957)
* Live in Hollywood (Warne Marsh, 1952)
* Mingus Three (Charles Mingus, 1957)
* Stratosonic Nuances (Blue Mitchell, 1975)
* The Early Show (Art Pepper, 1952)
* Surf Ride (Art Pepper, 1952)
* Living Legend (Art Pepper, 1976)
* Modern Sounds (Shorty Rogers, 1951)
* Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953)
* Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1955)
* Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958)
* So Doggone Good (Sonny Stitt, 1972)

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