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Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes
Contributor(s): Hawes, Hampton (Author), Asher, Don (Author), Giddins, Gary (Introduction by)

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 ISBN: 1560253533     ISBN-13: 9781560253532
Publisher: Da Capo Press
OUR PRICE: $18.99  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: November 2001
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Annotation: 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".
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General
- Music | Genres & Styles - Jazz
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2001048038
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.48" W x 8.22" L (0.60 lbs) 216 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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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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