The Seance (album)

The Seance
Live album by Hampton Hawes Trio
Released	1969
Recorded	April 30 & May 1, 1966; Mitchell's Studio Club, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:14
Label	Contemporary S7621
Producer	Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology

The Seance is a live album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1966 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1969.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Hawes displays the influence of the avant-garde in places, stretching out his improvisations a bit while still showing off his roots in bop".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

"The Seance" (Hampton Hawes) - 7:57
"Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:40
"Easy Street" (Alan Rankin Jones) - 5:42
"Suddenly I Thought of You" (Hampton Hawes) - 6:56
"For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Donald Meyer, Sherman Edwards) - 5:13
"My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 9:46

Personnel

References

Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
Yanow, Scott. The Seancer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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[Hampton_Hawes_discography-1] Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. The Seancer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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)