Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Hampton Hawes & Martial Solal - Key For Two (1968)



Enter two African - Americans, one of them living permanently in France (Kenny Clarke) and two Frenchmen, one of them being born in Algiers (a pied noir or "black foot" as the Frenchies call them), two pianos, a bass and a set of drums and a very interesting musical situation can develop. I know, a jazz quartet with two pianos sounds bizarre but if you are a virtuoso in the mold of Hampton Hawes and Martial Solal these are mere formalities, enjoy.

Personnel:
Hampton Hawes: piano
Martial Solal: piano
Pierre Michelot: bass
Kenny "Clook" Clarke: drums

Rec. Paris, Jan. 1968

Track listing:
Key For Two
Stella By Stralight
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Bag's Groove
Lover, Come Back To Me
Fly Me To The Moon
The Theme
Godchild
Three For Two

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2008 at 5:15 AM

    Thank you!

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  2. alfredlionOctober 23, 2008 at 9:12 PM

    Thanks for this one. I haven't heard it before. Look forward to checking it out. I appreciate your generosity.

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  6. grumpyJanuary 25, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    Very belated thanks for this great post.

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