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Raise Up Off Me : A Portrait of Hampton Hawes
Overview
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 Hampton Hawes tells of a life of suffering and redemption that reads like an improbable novel. Gary Giddins has called it "a major contribution to the literature of jazz." This book includes a complete discography and eight pages of photographs.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781560253532
- ISBN-10: 1560253533
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- Publish Date: November 2001
- Dimensions: 8.22 x 5.48 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 216
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