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Hampton Hawes was born in Los Angeles, November 13, His father was a very successful pastor and hismother played piano in the church.!

The Hampton Hawes Trio here is formed of Bill Evan's bass replacement for Scott LaFaro, Chuck Israels, and long-time Jimmy Smith drummer Donald Bailey.

Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (pianist) was born on November 13, in Los Angeles, California and passed away on May 22, in Los Angeles.

Hampton Hawes was born in Los Angeles, November 13, His father was a very successful pastor and hismother played piano in the church.

A purveyor of tasty hard bop, pianist Hampton Hawes was a stand out of the s Los Angeles jazz scene.

Hawes' incendiary memoir “Raise Up Off Me” chronicles his meteoric career and drug-related downfall, his five-year imprisonment, and his.

Hampton Hawes

American jazz pianist

Hampton Hawes
Hawes in Japan in 1953
Birth name	Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr.
Born	(1928-11-13)November 13, 1928 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1977(1977-05-22) (aged 48) Los Angeles
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, soul jazz, jazz-funk
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Piano
Labels	Contemporary, Discovery, Fantasy

Musical artist

Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977)^[1] was an American jazz pianist.

He was the author of the memoir Raise Up Off Me,^[2] which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975.

Early life

Hampton Hawes was born on November 13, 1928, in Los Angeles, California.^[3] His father, Hampton Hawes Sr., was minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles.^[1] His mother, the former Gertrude Holman, was Westminster's church pianist.^[1] Hawes' first experience with the piano was as a todd