Hampton Hawes - Northern Windows (1974) [2014 Rare Groove Funk Best Collection 1000]

One of the best David Axelrod-assisted albums from the early 70s – a sweet batch of funky cuts with arrangements and backings handled by Axe, and loads of great keyboard lines from the legendary Hampton Hawes! The record really bubbles with the warm and soulful approach Axelrod was using at Fantasy – kind of a step off his stark modern sound at Capitol, but still done with just the right amount of space and appreciation of a funky rhythm. The great Carol Kaye is on bass, and Hawes plays some totally sweeeeeeeet electric keys on the set – really stretching out in ways that are different than some of his acoustic work of a few years before – yet still filled with the same rich sort of imagination. Titles include "Sierra Morena", "Go Down Moses", "Web", "Tune Axle Grease", and "C&H Sugar".


Tracks:

01 - Sierra Morena
02 - Go Down Moses
03 - Bach
04 - Web
05 - Tune Axle Grease
06 - C & H Sugar

Personnel:

Hampton Hawes - acoustic and electric piano
Carol Kaye - electric bass
Spider Webb - drums
George Bohanon - trombone
Allen DeRienzo, Snooky Young - trumpets
Jackie Kelso, William Green, Jay Migliori - saxes and flutes
David Axelrod - arranger, conductor, producer