The Green Leaves of Summer (album)

The Green Leaves of Summer
The Green Leaves of Summer
Studio album by Hampton Hawes
Released	Early April 1964
Recorded	February 17, 1964
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, ; Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:19
Label	Contemporary; M 3614/S 7614
Producer	Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology

The Green Leaves of Summer is an album by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1964 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states "Pianist Hampton Hawes' first recording after serving five years in prison finds Hawes evolving a bit from a Bud Powell-influenced bop pianist to one familiar with more modern trends in jazz... Recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Track listing

"Vierd Blues" (Miles Davis) – 5:28
"The Green Leaves of Summer" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:18
"Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:54
"St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:07
"Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:34
"Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) – 5:19
"The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 5:31
"G.K. Blues" (Hampton Hawes) – 4:08

Personnel

References

^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. The Green Leaves of Summer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Hampton_Hawes_discography-1] Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. The Green Leaves of Summer – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 97. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Hampton Hawes
Years given are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader	Hampton Hawes Trio (1955) This Is Hampton Hawes (1955–56) Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes (1956) All Night Session! Vol. 1 (1956) All Night Session! Vol. 2 (1956) All Night Session! Vol. 3 (1956) Baritones and French Horns/Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns (1957) Four! (1958) Bird Song (1956–58) For Real! (1958) The Sermon (1958) The Green Leaves of Summer (1964) Here and Now (1965) The Seance (1966) I'm All Smiles (1966) Universe (1972) Blues for Walls (1973) Playin' in the Yard (1973) Northern Windows (1974) As Long as There's Music (1976) Something Special (1976) Hampton Hawes at the Piano (1976)
Sideman with others	Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (1973) I'll Catch the Sun! (Sonny Criss, 1969) On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976) The Hunt (Dexter Gordon, 1947) Blues à la Suisse (Dexter Gordon, 1973) Kessel Plays Standards (Barney Kessel, 1955) Let's Cook! (Barney Kessel, 1957) Live in Hollywood (Warne Marsh, 1952) Mingus Three (Charles Mingus, 1957) Stratosonic Nuances (Blue Mitchell, 1975) The Early Show (Art Pepper, 1952) Surf Ride (Art Pepper, 1952) Living Legend (Art Pepper, 1976) Modern Sounds (Shorty Rogers, 1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1955) Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958) So Doggone Good (Sonny Stitt, 1972)