COLEMAN HAWKINS - The Bebop Years (2011) 4xCD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Covering a period from 1939-1949, The Bebop Years profiles Hawkins during the days of combo swing and bebop. That the tenor great sounds at home in both settings here is testament to his great flexibility and intellect as a player. Proper pays its respects with four discs and a lavish booklet sporting a detailed discography, extensive notes, and rare photos. The quality rarely dips as Hawkins is heard making history on his 1939 take of "Body and Soul," cutting a wealth of 1944 gems for Keynote, rubbing shoulders with young beboppers like Dizzy Gillespie and Monk, and waxing nostalgic with the Metronome All-Stars. An amazing document befitting a master in his prime. Stephen Cook
Tracklist 1 :
1     Body and Soul
Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour
2     Dinah 2'45
Harry Akst / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young
3     When Day Is Done 3'16
Buddy DeSylva / Robert Katscher
4     Smack 2'41
Leonard Feather
5     I Surrender, Dear 4'40
Harry Barris / Gordon Clifford
6     I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 4'15
Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh
7     Dedication 3'12
Leonard Feather
8     Rocky Comfort 3'14
Coleman Hawkins
9     One O'Clock Jump 3'28
Count Basie
10     9-20 Special 3'10
William Engvick / Earle Warren
11     Feedin' the Bean 3'15
Count Basie
12     Esquire Bounce 3'16
Leonard Feather
13     My Ideal 3'09
Newell Chase / Leo Robin / Richard A. Whiting
14     Voodte 3'06
Coleman Hawkins / Oscar Pettiford
15     How Deep Is the Ocean? 3'24
Irving Berlin
16     Hawkins Barrel House 2'57
Coleman Hawkins
17     Stumpy 3'19
Coleman Hawkins
18     Lover, Come Back to Me 3'04
Frank DeVol / Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg / Alan Spilton
19     Blues Changes 4'10
Coleman Hawkins
20     Crazy Rhythm 3'15
Irving Caesar / Roger Wolfe Kahn / Joseph Meyer
21     Get Happy 3'24
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
22     The Man I Love 5'07
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
Tracklist 2 :
1     Sweet Lorraine 4'19
Clifford R. Burwell / Mitchell Parish
2     My Ideal 3'24
Newell Chase / Leo Robin / Richard A. Whiting
3     I Only Have Eyes for You 3'11
Al Dubin / Harry Warren
4     'S Wonderful 2'38
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
5     I'm in the Mood for Love 3'13
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
6     "Bean" at the Met 3'01
Coleman Hawkins
7     Woody 'N You 3'00
Dizzy Gillespie
8     Bu-Dee-Daht 3'12
Charlie Hart / Budd Johnson
9     Yesterdays 2'56
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
10     Flame Thrower 3'15
Coleman Hawkins
11     Imagination 2'48
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
12     Night and Day 3'19
Cole Porter
13     Cattin' at Keynote 2'41
Harry Lim
14     Disorder at the Border 2'57
Coleman Hawkins
15     Feeling Zero 2'58
Coleman Hawkins
16     Rainbow Mist 2'58
Coleman Hawkins
17     Blue Moon 4'35
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
18     Father Co-Operates 4'50
Trummy Young
19     Just One More Chance 4'55
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
20     Through for the Night 4'44
Trummy Young
21     On the Sunny Side of the Street 4'44
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
22     Three Little Words 4'46
Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby
Tracklist 3 :     
1     Battle of the Saxes 4'37
Coleman Hawkins
2     Louise 4'54
Leo Robin / Richard A. Whiting
3     Pick-Up Boys 3'01
Leonard Feather
4     Porgy 3'02
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
5     Uptown Lullaby 3'19
Leonard Feather
6     Salt Peanuts 2'55
Kenny Clarke / Dizzy Gillespie
7     Make Believe 4'43
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
8     Don't Blame Me 4'51
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
9     Just One of Those Things 4'31
Cole Porter
10     Hallelujah 3'58
Clifford Grey / Leo Robin / Vincent Youmans
11     Stompin' at the Savoy 2'44
Benny Goodman / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra / Andy Razaf / Edgar Sampson / Chick Webb
12     On the Sunny Side of the Street 3'03
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
13     All the Things You Are 2'56
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
14     Every Man for Himself 2'50
Jimmy Davis / Walter Thomas
15     Look Out Jack! 2'45
Jimmy Davis / Irene Higginbotham
16     Under a Blanket of Blue 3'07
Jerry Livingston / Al J. Neiburg / Marty Symes
17     El Salon de Gutbucket 2'59
Charlie Shavers
18     Undecided 2'53
Sydney Robin / Charlie Shavers
19     Recollections 2'53
Walter Thomas
20     Drifting on a Reed 3'04
Charlie Parker / Walter Thomas
21     Flyin' Hawk 2'49
Walter Thomas
22     On the Bean 2'41
Coleman Hawkins / Walter Thomas
23     Hawk's Variations, Pts. 1 & 2 4'40
Coleman Hawkins
Tracklist 4 :     
1     April in Paris 2'57
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
2     Rifftide 2'56
Coleman Hawkins
3     Stuffy 3'03
Coleman Hawkins
4     What Is There to Say? 3'20
Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
5     Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) 3'07
Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll
6     Bean Soup 3'06
Coleman Hawkins
7     It's the Talk of the Town 3'06
Jerry Livingston / Al J. Neiburg / Marty Symes
8     Say It Isn't So 3'01
Irving Berlin
9     I Can't Get Started 9'05
Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin
10     Cocktails for Two 3'06
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
11     Sweet Lorraine 3'16
Clifford R. Burwell / Mitchell Parish
12     Nat Meets June 3'20
Mergentroid, R.
13     How High the Moon 10'13
Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis
14     Bean-A-Re-Bop 2'35
Coleman Hawkins / Hank Jones
15     Isn't It Romantic? 3'05
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
16     The Way You Look Tonight 2'49
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
17     Phantomesque 2'58
Coleman Hawkins
18     Angel Face 3'15
Coleman Hawkins / Victor Herbert / Hank Jones
19     Picasso 3'16
Coleman Hawkins
20     It's Only a Paper Moon 3'04
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Billy Rose
21     Bah-U-Bah 3'21 

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