The Sermon (Hampton Hawes album)

The Sermon
The Sermon
Studio album by Hampton Hawes
Released	1987
Recorded	November 24–25, 1958; Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:49
Label	Contemporary; C 7653
Producer	Lester Koenig
Hampton Hawes chronology

The Sermon is an album of spirituals by American jazz pianist Hampton Hawes recorded in 1958, but not released on the Contemporary label until 1987.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called said the album was "full of intense emotion, strong melodies and a little more variety than one might expect" and stated "This set was pianist Hampton Hawes' last before he started what would be five years in prison on drug charges. He had been arrested 11 days before and ironically chose to record a set of spirituals (plus a blues) as he awaited trial".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions are traditional except as indicated

"Down by the Riverside" – 4:43
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" – 5:00
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" – 4:52
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" – 4:52
"When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder" – 4:31
"Go Down Moses" – 4:33
"Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho" – 3:54
"Blues N/C" (Hampton Hawes) - 8:49

Personnel[]

References[]

^ Hampton Hawes discography, accessed June 25, 2015
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. The Sermon – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. The Sermon – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 666. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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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)