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The Oscar Peterson Trio & Herb Ellis: Hello Herbie

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In December 1970. “MPS” label released “Hello Herbie”, album by Oscar Peterson Trio (The) and Herb Ellis (the 113th Oscar Peterson album overall). It was recorded in November 1969, and was produced by Hans Georg Brunner Schwer.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano, liner notes
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Sam Jones – double bass
  • Bobby Durham – drums
  • Hans Georg Brunner Schwer – recording
  • Atelier Hugel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Naptown Blues – Wes Montgomery
  2. Exactly Like You – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  3. Seven Come Eleven – Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson
  4. Hamp’s Blues – Hampton Hawes
  5. Blues for H.G. – Oscar Peterson
  6. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  7. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston

Hampton Hawes: Hampton Hawes Trio

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In August 1955, “Contemporary” label released “Hampton Hawes Trio” (subtitled Vol. 1), the debut Hampton Hawes album. It was recorded in June 1955, at “Los Angeles Police Academy” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Chuck Thompson – drums 
  • John Palladino – engineer
  • Pauline Annon – design
  • Lester Koenig – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Hampton Hawes, except where noted.

  1. I Got Rhythm – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  3. Blues the Most
  4. So in Love – Cole Porter
  5. Feelin’ Fine
  6. Hamp’s Blues
  7. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  8. All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  9. These Foolish Things – Holt Marvell, Harry Link, Jack Strachey
  10. Carioca – Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn