Donny Hathaway - The Hampton Jazz Festival ~ Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia U.S.A 06-16-1973 (SBD)

Donny Hathaway
The Hampton Jazz Festival
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, Virginia U.S.A
June 16, 1973
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Source/Lineage: Soundboard > Master Tape > Normal-Bias Cassette Dub Unknown Generation > PC > Stereo 16-bit 44.1 kbps Wave > Tracked & Edited In Audio Editor > Wave > SBEs Repaired, Flac Level 8 files created in Trader's Little Helper

01 Valdez In The Country 3:45 (fades in)
02 Someday We'll All Be Free 4:22 (some small tape slips)
03 Little Ghetto Boy 4:59
04 I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know 6:11
05 Love, Love, Love 4:17
06 The Ghetto 10:38

34mn 12sc

Donny Hathaway - vocals, piano, electric piano
Gil Silva - guitar
Bassie Saunders - bass
John Sussewell - drums
Chuggy Carter – congas

The Legendary "Mister Soul" Donny Hathaway is another gone way too soon story. Donny got his start in music as a young songwriter, musician producer for Curtis Mayfields Curtom Records. He work sessions for The Staple Sisters, Jerry Butler, Aretha Franklin and Curtis Mayfield himself. It wasn't long before this bright young star in the making had his own singles out. In his short career Donny released 4 studio albums, one live album and a handful of singles. From those releases Donny received 4 Grammy Nominations winning one. Donny's energetic live shows and sweet voice made him a concert favorite where ever he played. Unfortunately Donny Hathaway started to experience the onset of mental illness during his career peak. Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1971. The following years were a roller coaster ride as Donny didn't take his medication regularly. In 1979 while working with Roberta Flack on  second album of duets, Donny broke down again. This time his mental state resulted in the sessions being shelved. Some hours after Donny Hathaway was found dead. He had jumped from his 15th floor apartment, he was just 33. Donny Hathaway's music will keep the memory alive of this talented young man. We all should work for a day when stories like Donny Hathaway's have better endings. Mental illness is no joke, nor is it a dirty secret to be swept under the proverbial family rug. If you know someone who needs a hand keep reaching out no matter how many times it takes. If you need help there are many outlets, please, please seek them out...

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