COLEMAN HAWKINS - 1945 {CC, 926} (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Covering in detail a timeline from January 1944 to October 1945, this chapter in the Classics Coleman Hawkins chronology presents recordings he made for the Asch, Selmer, Capitol, Super Disc and V-Disc labels during what was an exciting and transitional period in the evolution of jazz. During the '40s Hawkins was deliberately aligning himself with young and innovative players; four of the sessions feature trumpeter Howard McGhee and pianist Sir Charles Thompson; bassist Oscar Pettiford was also an integral part of Hawk's mid-'40s West Coast band. Lush ballads and upbeat jam structures make for excellent listening throughout. Hawk is also heard sitting in with drummer Sid Catlett's all-stars, leading a quintet with the great Art Tatum at the piano, and working up his own extended set of "Variations" for solo tenor saxophone. While some commentators have focused unnecessary attention upon all-too-human drawbacks like Howard McGhee's addictions and occasional bouts of quarreling between Pettiford and Sir Charles, the music contained in this compilation stands squarely in its own light, unsullied by gossip or untoward circumstances. arwulf arwulf  
Tracklist :
1     All the Things You Are 2:58
Jerome Kern    
2     Step on It 3:08     
Unknown Artist    
3     Riding on 52nd Street 2:51    
Unknown Artist    
4     Memories of You 2:57
Eubie Blake / Andy Razaf    
5     Out to Lunch 2:54
Jimmy Davis / Joe Davis / Walter Thomas    
6     In the Hush of the Night 2:57
Dorsey, Davis, Dorsey
7     Look Out Jack! 2:47
Jimmy Davis / Irene Higginbotham    
8     Every Man for Himself 2:52
Jimmy Davis / Walter Thomas    
9     I'm Yours 3:29
Johnny Green / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg    
10     Under a Blanket of Blue 3:10
Jerry Livingston / Al J. Neiburg / Marty Symes    
11     Beyond the Blue Horizon 2:58
W. Frank Harling / Richard A. Whiting    
12     A Shanty in Old Shanty Town 2:58
Jack Little / Little Jack Little / John Siras / Joe Young / Joseph Young    
13     My Man 3:14
Jacques Charles / Channing Pollack / Albert Willemetz / Maurice Yvain    
14     El Salon de Gutbucket 2:59
Charlie Shavers    
15     Embraceable You 3:02
George Gershwin    
16     Undecided 3:05     
Sydney Robin / Charlie Shavers    
17     Recollections 2:54
Walter Thomas    
18     Drifiting on a Reed 3:04
Charlie Parker    
19     Flyin' Hawk 2:50
Walter Thomas    
20     On the Bean 2:41
Walter Thomas    
21     Sportsman's Hop 3:00     
Sir Charles Thompson    
22     Bean Stalking 3:08
Coleman Hawkins / Erskine Hawkins    
23     Ready for Love 2:59
Howard McGhee    

Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Hilton Jefferson (pistas: 18 to 21)
Bass – Eddie Robinson (pistas: 1 to 3), Johnny Simmons (pistas: 14 to 21), Oscar Pettiford (pistas: 6 to 13)
Drums – Denzil Best (pistas: 1 to 3, 6 to 17), Sid Catlett (pistas: 18 to 21)
Guitar – Allan Reuss (pistas: 6 to 17)
Piano – Billy Taylor (pistas: 18 to 21), Sir Charles Thompson (pistas: 1 to 3, 6 to 17)
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins
Trombone – Tyree Glenn (pistas: 18 to 21), Vic Dickenson (pistas: 10 to 13)
Trumpet – Dick Vance (pistas: 18 to 21), Howard McGhee (pistas: 1 to 3, 6 to 17)
Vibraphone [Uncredited] – Tyree Glenn (pistas: 20, 21)
Vocals – Matthew Meredith (pistas: 19)
Written-By – Hawkins (pistas: 2 to 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15)