Contemporary session · in the studio
January 27, 1958
Hampton Hawes Four!
In the room
- Hampton Hawes – piano
Barney Kessel – guitar
Red Mitchell – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
The takes
2 of these 9 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Contemporary numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Yardbird Suite | C3553 |
| – | There Will Never Be Another You | C3553 |
| – | Bow Jest | C3553 |
| – | Sweet Sue | C3553 |
| – | Up Blues | C3553 |
| – | Like Someone In Love | C3553 |
| – | Love Is Just Around The Corner | C3553 |
| – | Thou Swell | Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-165-2 |
| – | The Awful Truth | Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-165-2 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3512 | Kessel Plays Standards | Barney Kessel Vol. 2 | 1956 | Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3509 | Barney Kessel - Hampton Hawes' Trio With Shelly Manne (Vol. 7) - Lighthouse At Laguna | Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars | 1956 | Hampton Hawes, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3511 | Easy Like | Barney Kessel Volume 1 | 1956 | Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3513 | To Swing Or Not To Swing | Barney Kessel Vol. 3 | 1956 | Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3518 | The Quintets | Lennie Niehaus Vol. 1 | 1956 | Hampton Hawes, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3521 | Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By (Vol. 4) | Barney Kessel | 1957 | Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3534 | Music To Listen To Red Norvo By | Red Norvo Sextet | 1957 | Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3564 | Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders | Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders | 1959 | Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne |
 | C3603 | Let's Cook! | Barney Kessel | 1962 | Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne |
