{"product_id":"9781560253532","title":"Raise Up Off Me","description":"Hampton 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.","brand":"Don Asher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46942119100734,"sku":"9781560253532","price":513.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781560253532_23cbf56f-6f1e-4796-967c-0bfdf242f7d6.jpg?v=1707556808","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781560253532","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}