This edition of Classics' chronological account of Coleman Hawkins' 1937-1939 recordings takes in the tenor giant's last few years of a half-decade stay in Europe. By this time, Hawkins was well on his way to possessing the incredible command and ingenuity eventually essayed on his epochal 1939 recording of "Body and Soul." And while he saved his best for that landmark performance and other cuts that marked his return to the States, Hawkins certainly didn't just make due on the Continent. In addition to more tracks with Danish jazzers the Ramblers (their initial work with Hawkins is heard on the earlier 1934-1937 disc), the collection features the four legendary sides Hawkins made with the All-Star Jam Band, which included Django Reinhardt, Benny Carter (the other main jazz ex-pat of the time), and Stephane Grappelli, among other French players; if there are finer combo performances from this period than "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Sweet Georgia Brown," they number only a few. Hawkins further plies his ever-developing horn skills on several fine duo cuts with pianist Freddy Johnson, including the Hawk-penned "Lamentation" and a version of "Stardust." For listeners interested in acquiring just a single disc covering the saxophonist's European recordings, this generous volume is the one to get. Stephen Cook
Tracklist :
1 I Wanna Go Back to Harlem 2:57
Jack Bulterman
2 Consolation 2'59
Jack Bulterman
3 A Strange Fact 2:34
Coleman Hawkins
4 Original Dixieland One-Step 1:54
Nick LaRocca
5 Smiles 2:55
J. Will Callahan / Lee Roberts
6 Something Is Gonna Give Me Away 2:58
Coleman Hawkins
7 Honeysuckle Rose 2:42
Andy Razaf / Fats Waller
8 Crazy Rhythm 2:58
Irving Caesar / Roger Wolfe Kahn / Joseph Meyer Amazon
9 Out of Nowhere 3:14
Johnny Green / Edward Heyman
10 Sweet Georgia Brown 2:56
Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard
11 Lamentation 2:58
Jack Bulterman
12 Devotion 2:43
Coleman Hawkins
13 Stardust 2:26
Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish
14 Well, All Right Then 2:25
Coleman Hawkins / Freddie Johnson
15 Blues Evermore 2:42
Coleman Hawkins
16 Dear Old Southland 2:40
Henry Creamer / Turner Layton
17 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 2:50
Henry Creamer / Turner Layton
18 I Know That You Know 2:45
Anne Caldwell / Vincent Youmans
19 When Buddha Smiles 2:41
Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed / King Zany
20 Swinging in the Groove 3:00
Coleman Hawkins
21 The Darktown Strutters' Ball 2:36
Shelton Brooks
22 My Melancholy Baby 2:47
Ernie Burnett / George Norton
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COLEMAN HAWKINS – 1937-1939 | The Classics Chronological Series – 613 (1991) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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COLEMAN HAWKINS - Somebody Loves Me (1994) FLAC (tracks), lossless
Tracklist :
1 Somebody Loves Me 2'50
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
2 Mighty Like the Blues
Leonard Feather
3 Pardon Me, Pretty Baby 3'00
Raymond Klages / Jack Maskill / Vincent Rose
4 My Buddy 2'50
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
5 Stardust 2'33
Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish
6 Well, All Right Then 2'31
Coleman Hawkins / Freddie Johnson
7 Blues Evermore 2'45
Coleman Hawkins
8 Dear Old Southland 2'41
Henry Creamer / Turner Layton
9 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 2'56
Henry Creamer / Turner Layton
10 I Know That You Know 2'55
Anne Caldwell / Vincent Youmans
11 When Buddha Smiles 2'47
Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed / King Zany
12 Swinging in the Groove 3'07
Coleman Hawkins
13 The Darktown Strutters' Ball 2'43
Shelton Brooks
14 My Melancholy Baby 2'46
Ernie Burnett / George Norton
Notas.
(A) Coleman Hawkins (ts), Benny Carter (tp, cl, alto), George Chisholm (tb), Jimmy Williams (cl, alto), Freddie Johnson (p), Ray Webb (g), Len Harrison (b), Robert Montmarche (d) - The Hague, 1937
(B) Coleman Hawkins (ts), Freddie Johnson (p), - Hilversum, 1937
(C) Coleman Hawkins (ts), Freddie Johnson (p), Maurice Van Kleef (d) - Hilversum, 1938
(D) Jack Hylton and His Orchestra, London, 1939
(A) = tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) = tracks: 5, 6
(C) = tracks: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
(D) = tracks: 13, 14
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