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The Groove Yard 60: Hampton’s Pulpit

George Klein presents a special recording session designed to capture the feeling of a live performance. No outtakes, second takes, editing or playbacks are utilized, and the tunes were presented on LP in the order they were played. Recorded for Contemporary Records, Nov. 12 and into Nov. 13, 1956, and released on 3 LPs titled All Night Session, Volumes 1-3, with Hampton Hawes, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass; and Bruz Freeman, drums.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
HAMPTON’S PULPIT
THE GROOVE YARD 60
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, May 6, 1990 [20102]
 
Hampton Hawes: Grooving High
Hampton Hawes: Hampton’s Pulpit
Hampton Hawes: I’ll Remember April
Hampton Hawes: I Should Care
Hampton Hawes: Blue N Boogie
Hampton Hawes: Blues No. 3
Hampton Hawes: Blues No. 4
 
A jOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein at WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 1990, 2020 George Klein. Used with permission.