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Raise up off Me

A Portrait of Hampton Hawes

Raise up off Me( )
Author: Hawes, Hampton
Asher, Don
Introduction by: Giddins, Gary
ISBN:978-1-56025-353-2
Publication Date:Nov 2001
Publisher:Hachette Books
Imprint:Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

Hampton Hawes [1928-1977] was one of jazz's greatest pianists. Among his peers from California the self-taught Hawes was second only to Oscar Peterson. At the time of his celebration as New Star of the Year by downbeat magazine (1956), Hawes was already struggling with a heroin addiction that would lead to his arrest and imprisonment, and the interruption of a brilliant career. In 1963 President John F. Kennedy granted Hawes an Executive Pardon. In eloquent and humorous language...
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Book Details
Pages:216
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music
Biography & Autobiography / African American & Black
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.577 x 8.424 x 0.468 Inches
Book Weight:0.55 Pounds
Author Biography
Hawes, Hampton (Author)
Gary Giddins lives in New York City.




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