The title pretty much says it all: In November of 1956 Hampton Hawes entered the studio one evening and didn’t leave until the next morning. The result was three LPs worth of great music that comes off more like a live gig than a studio recording. Hawes (one of my personal favorites) normally recorded in a trio setting so the addition of Jim Hall on guitar really opened up the proceedings for all involved. In 2007, Definitive Records released all three volumes on one nicely remastered double CD, a really nice way to have all this great West Coast bop in one place.
Released 1956 : Contemporary Records : Catalog #’s C 3545, C 3546, C 3547
Original Covers:
Players:
Hampton Hawes – Piano
Jim Hall – Guitar
Red Mitchell – Bass
Eldridge Freeman – Drums
Hampton Hawes – Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea from “All Night Session, Vol 1-3″
Hampton Hawes – Blues #3 from “All Night Session, Vol 1-3″
Hampton Hawes – Blue ‘n’ Boogie from “All Night Session, Vol 1-3″
Hampton Hawes – Takin’ Care from “All Night Session, Vol 1-3″
Hampton Hawes – Groovin’ High from “All Night Session, Vol 1-3″