COLEMAN HAWKINS AND HIS ALL-STARS - The Complete Jazztone Recordings 1954 (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

On one day in 1954, tenor sax great Coleman Hawkins recorded a dozen selections for the Jazztone label. The original LP had nine of the songs, but now, with the added time of a CD, all 12 have been brought together. Half feature Hawkins with the rhythm section, and most of these are ballads while the hotter numbers add trumpeter Emmett Berry and trombonist Eddie Bert. The music overall is relaxed and swinging, fitting securely in the modern swing mainstream of the mid-'50s. Hawkins sounds reasonably inspired and it is a rare treat to hear the underrated Emmett Berry in this setting. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Get Happy 5'35
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
2     If I Had You 4'35
Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly / Ted Shapiro
3     Lullaby of Birdland 5'15
George Shearing / George David Weiss
4     Time on My Hands 7'44
Harold Adamson / Mack Gordon / Vincent Youmans
5     Out of Nowhere 6'46
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
6     Ain't Misbehavin' 7'34
Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf / Fats Waller
7     Blue Lou 5'09
Irving Mills / Edgar Sampson
8     Stompin' at the Savoy 6'18
Benny Goodman / Andy Razaf / Edgar Sampson / Chick Webb
9     Cheek to Cheek 8'07
Irving Berlin
10     Just You, Just Me 6'10
Jesse Greer / Raymond Klages
11     Honeysuckle Rose 3'00
Andy Razaf / Fats Waller
12     Undecided 4'47
Sydney Robin / Charlie Shavers
Credits :
Bass – Milt Hinton
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Billy Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins
Trombone – Eddie Bert (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Trumpet – Emmett Berry (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)