For Real!
Studio album by
Hampton Hawes
ReleasedAugust 1961[1]
RecordedMarch 17, 1958
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length39:19
LabelContemporary
M 3589/S 7589
ProducerLester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology
Four!
(1958)		 For Real!
(1961)		 Bird Song
(1956-58)

For Real! is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1958 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1961.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "pianist Hawes sounds inspired by the other players and is in top form throughout the generally memorable outing".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

  1. "Hip" (Hampton Hawes) - 6:14
  2. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) - 9:20
  3. "Crazeology" (Benny Harris) - 6:40
  4. "Numbers Game" (Hawes, Harold Land) - 8:04
  5. "For Real" (Hawes, Land) - 11:21
  6. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 3:56

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Aug 14, 1961
  2. ↑ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. For Real! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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