Hampton Hawes

"Hampton Hawes [1928-1977] was one of jazz's greatest bebop pianists. But at the time of his celebration as New Star of the Year by Down Beat magazine (1956), Hawes was already struggling with a heroin addiction that would lead to his arrest and imprisonment and the interruption of a brilliant career that had intersected with the greatest players of his day, including Miles Davis, Kenny Clarke, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Jimmy Rushing, Art Tatum,...