This 1994 CD released for the first time a live set (recorded at Half Moon Bay, California) performed less than a year before pianist
Hampton Hawes' death.
Hawes, in a quartet with guitarist Denny Diaz, bassist
Leroy Vinnegar and drummer
Al Williams, dominates the music and displays his ability to uplift a couple of pop tunes ("Sunny" and "Fly Me to the Moon"). He also swings creatively through a blues, "St. Thomas" and a pair of his originals. This excellent music gives no hints of
Hawes' upcoming demise. ~ Scott Yanow