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Hawkins had been the dominant tenor-saxophonist from the mid-'20s up until 1940, but even though he remained a major force, his influence was waning, due to the emergence of Lester Young and then Charlie Parker. By the early '50s he only recorded on an infrequent basis. Fortunately a few years later (partly due to the rise of Sonny Rollins whose original hero was Hawk), his fortunes were on the rise again. This Decca CD contains quite a variety of music. There are ten selections of melodic "mood" music from 1951-53 in which Hawkins mostly sticks to the melody (an exception is an excellent version of "If I Could Be with You"). Then the great tenor is heard in an occasionally exciting session with Cozy Cole's All-Stars; cornetist Rex Stewart steals the show with a couple of colorful solos. The best music on this CD is taken from a 1955 radio broadcast in which Hawkins plays "Foolin' Around" (based on the chords of "Body and Soul") totally unaccompanied and roars on "The Man I Love." This set concludes with three selections (one previously unissued) from a fine session led by clarinetist Tony Scott.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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George Hoven, ComposerLyricist - Chester R. Shull, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sunny Skylar, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - JOE MARSALA, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1951 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Miklos Rozsa, ComposerLyricist - Mack David, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Gus Kahn, Composer - Edward Eliscu, Composer - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Hampton, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Joseph Francis Burke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Henry Creamer, ComposerLyricist - James P. Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Heinz Roemheld, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Neil Hefti, Conductor, Artist
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Georges Auric, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, ComposerLyricist - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - William Engvick, ComposerLyricist - Neil Hefti, Conductor, Artist
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Donaldson, Composer - George Whiting, Author - George Simon, Producer - Cozy Cole's Big Seven, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andy Razaf, Author, ComposerLyricist - Fats Waller, Composer - George Simon, Producer - Cozy Cole's Big Seven, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - George Simon, Producer - Cozy Cole's Big Seven, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Juan Tizol, Composer - George Simon, Producer - Cozy Cole's Big Seven, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen Lombardo, Composer - Charles Newman, Author - George Simon, Producer - Cozy Cole's Big Seven, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Bob Thiele, Producer - Coleman Hawkins Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Coleman Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Coleman Hawkins Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Coleman Hawkins Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1957 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Parker, Composer - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Bennie Harris, Composer - Tony Scott And The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Heyman, Author - Frank Eyton, Author - Robert Sour, Author - Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - George Douglas, Producer - John W. Green, Composer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Tony Scott And The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Coleman Hawkins, MainArtist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Tony Scott And The All Stars, MainArtist
℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Hawkins had been the dominant tenor-saxophonist from the mid-'20s up until 1940, but even though he remained a major force, his influence was waning, due to the emergence of Lester Young and then Charlie Parker. By the early '50s he only recorded on an infrequent basis. Fortunately a few years later (partly due to the rise of Sonny Rollins whose original hero was Hawk), his fortunes were on the rise again. This Decca CD contains quite a variety of music. There are ten selections of melodic "mood" music from 1951-53 in which Hawkins mostly sticks to the melody (an exception is an excellent version of "If I Could Be with You"). Then the great tenor is heard in an occasionally exciting session with Cozy Cole's All-Stars; cornetist Rex Stewart steals the show with a couple of colorful solos. The best music on this CD is taken from a 1955 radio broadcast in which Hawkins plays "Foolin' Around" (based on the chords of "Body and Soul") totally unaccompanied and roars on "The Man I Love." This set concludes with three selections (one previously unissued) from a fine session led by clarinetist Tony Scott.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:18
- Main artists: Coleman Hawkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 1993 GRP Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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