{"product_id":"books-raise-up-off-me-by-don-asher","title":"Raise Up Off Me","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eHampton Hawes [1928#150;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\/div\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53508449632529,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781560253532.jpg?v=1778147231","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-raise-up-off-me-by-don-asher","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}