Hampton Hawes – For Real!: (Craft Contemporary Vinyl LP)

Contemporary Records Series 180g Vinyl LP Reissue of Hampton Hawes’ For Real!. All-Analog Mastered from the Original Tapes by Bernie Grundman and Pressed at QRP.

Hampton Hawes, “For Real!” was recorded in 1958 but not released on the Contemporary Records label until 1961. Featuring Hawes (piano) alongside Harold Land (tenor sax), Scott LaFaro (bass) and Frank Butler (drums) the album incudes a mixture of both jazz standards and originals. This new edition, released as part of the Contemporary Records Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.

Side A:

1. Hip
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
3. Crazeology (Little Benny)

Side B:

1. Numbers Game
2. For Real
3. I Love You