COLEMAN HAWKINS – 1929-1934 | The Classics Chronological Series – 587 (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

By the time these recordings were cut, Hawkins had almost fully come into his own as the first real threat on the tenor saxophone. His work with Fletcher Henderson's band during the '20s had put him center stage, and he was on the brink of a five-year European sojourn by the time the last tracks here came out. The collection starts out with two numbers Hawkins cut with Red McKenzie's Mound City Blue Blowers, including the hot-blowing "Hello Lola!," and proceeds with highlights from a Jack Purvis date from 1930. The nine sides Hawkins recorded with trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen in 1933, though, represent the disc's high point. With a stellar octet featuring clarinetist Russell Procope, bassist John Kirby, and trombonist Dicky Wells, Hawkins and Allen both shine on such highlights as "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song" and "'Ol' Man River." Topped off with some equally fine duet tracks with trumpeter Buck Clayton, this Classics title offers a top-notch view of Hawkins' often overlooked early material. Stephen Cook
Tracklist :
1     Hello Lola! 3:12
Red McKenzie / Gordon Means    
2     One Hour (If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight) 3:22
Henry Creamer / James P. Johnson    
3     Dismal Dan 3:04
Jack Purvis    
4     Poor Richard 3:02
Jack Purvis    
5     Down Georgia Way 3:26
Jack Purvis
6     Georgia on My Mind 3:20
Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell    
7     I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 3:06
Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh    
8     The Darktown Strutters' Ball 3:00
Shelton Brooks    
9     You Rascal You 3:26
Sam Theard    
10     The Day You Came Along 3:36
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston    
11     Jamaica Shout       2:56
Fletcher Henderson    
12     Heartbreak Blues 3:26
Coleman Hawkins    
13     Happy Feet 2:49
Milton Ager / Jack Yellen    
14     Rhythm Crazy Now 3:14
Fletcher Henderson    
15     Ol' Man River 3:06
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern    
16     Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day 3:04
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler    
17     Ain't Cha Glad? 3:18
Andy Razaf / Fats Waller    
18     I've Got to Sing a Torch Song 3:37
Al Dubin / Harry Warren    
19     It Sends Me 3:12
Coleman Hawkins    
20     I Ain't Got Nobody 3:18
Roger Graham / Dave Peyton / Spencer Williams    
21     On the Sunny Side of the Street 3:27
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh