{"product_id":"raise-up-off-me-a-portrait-of-hampton-hawes-paperback","title":"Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHampton Hawes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon Asher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Giddins\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHampton Hawes [1928-1977] was one of jazz's greatest pianists. Among his peers from California the self-taught Hawes was second only to Oscar Peterson. At the time of his celebration as New Star of the Year by downbeat 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. In 1963 President John F. Kennedy granted Hawes an Executive Pardon. In eloquent and humorous language Hampton Hawes tells of a life of suffering and redemption that reads like an improbable novel. Gary Giddins has called it \"a major contribution to the literature of jazz.\" This book includes a complete discography and eight pages of photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon Asher is a pianist and the author of six novels and a memoir, Notes From a Battered Grand.\u003cbr\u003eGary Giddins is the author of Visions of Jazz and Bing Crosby: Pocket Full of Dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.22 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760529539360,"sku":"9781560253532","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/026f0786fffe89505773612a6d4c2d07.webp?v=1780182512","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/raise-up-off-me-a-portrait-of-hampton-hawes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}