Something Special (Hampton Hawes album)

Something Special
Live album by Hampton Hawes
Released	1994
Recorded	June 10, 1976
Venue	The Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:59
Label	Contemporary CCD 14072-2
Producer	Eric Miller
Hampton Hawes chronology
Live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago Volume Two (1989) Something Special (1994) Bird Song (1999)

Something Special is a live album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1976 and released on the Contemporary label in 1994.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This excellent music gives no hints of Hawes' upcoming demise".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Hampton Hawes except as indicated

1. "BD & DS Blues" - 7:37
2. "Pablito" - 8:58
3. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 9:19
4. "Nice Meanderings" - 8:52
5. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:00
6. "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 9:13

Personnel

• Hampton Hawes - piano
• Denny Diaz - guitar
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Al Williams - drums

References

1. Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 26, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Something Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Hull, Tom (13 July 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 15 July 2020.