Description
| Product ID: | 9781560253532 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Raise Up Off Me |
| Subtitle: | A Portrait of Hampton Hawes |
| Authors: | Author: Don Asher, Hampton Hawes, Gary Giddins |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Music, Music |
| 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 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Thunder's Mouth Press |
| Publisher Name: | Thunder's Mouth Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-11-06 |
