Coleman Hawkins’ 1958 Verve Information traditional, Coleman Hawkins And Confrères, is ready to be reissued on October 24 by way of Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Sequence. Pre-orders can be found now.
Hawkins’ tenor saxophone enjoying is especially assured and eloquent all through the set. His group of “confreres” on the session is fortified by the Oscar Peterson Trio together with sit-in friends together with Hank Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Roy Eldridge and Buck Clayton (each on trumpet), and others.
The album was initially recorded throughout two periods, on October 16, 1957 and February 7, 1958. Consisting of each unique compositions from Hawkins and covers, highlights embrace a tackle the large band traditional, “Cocktails for Two,” the usual “Sunday,” and Hawkins’ personal “Honey Flower.”
The undertaking arrived in the midst of a wildly prolific period for the legendary musician. That date of October 16, 1957, is a very spectacular one for Hawkins. Along with recording the primary monitor from Confrères, entitled “Maria,” Hawkins spent a lot of the day and night within the studios recording two separate albums with producer Norman Granz for Verve Information: The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins and Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster. The day stays one of many nice studio periods of the last decade.
The 52-year-old Hawkins was there, working with Oscar Peterson’s aforementioned trio. The musicians recorded twelve songs that had been launched as The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins, although the saxophone participant saved one monitor for what would ultimately change into Coleman Hawkins And Confrères.
By that night, Hawk and the opposite musicians had been joined by 48-year-old Ben Webster, and the consequence was Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster. All seven numbers are requirements, however the duo and their band deliver simple originality to the compositions.
It’s a creativity Hawkins would deliver to Coleman Hawkins And Confrères, too, which is rightfully receiving the reissue it’s deserved for quite a few years. As Miles Davis as soon as mentioned of Hawkins, “When I heard Hawk, I learned to play ballads.” It’s straightforward to listen to why on Coleman Hawkins And Confrères.
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