Coleman Hawkins in the 50's: Body & Soul Revisited

by Coleman Hawkins

Overview

Hawkins had been the dominant tenor-saxophonist from the mid-'20s up until 1940, but even though he remained a major force, his influence was waning, due to the emergence of Lester Young and then Charlie Parker. By the early '50s he only recorded on an infrequent basis. Fortunately a few years later (partly due to the rise of Sonny Rollins whose original hero was Hawk), his fortunes were on the rise again. This Decca CD contains quite a variety of music. There are ten selections of melodic "mood" music from 1951-53 in which Hawkins mostly sticks to the melody (an exception is an excellent version of "If I Could Be with You"). Then the great tenor is heard in an occasionally exciting session with Cozy Cole's All-Stars; cornetist Rex Stewart steals the show with a couple of colorful solos. The best music on this CD is taken from a 1955 radio broadcast in which Hawkins plays "Foolin' Around" (based on the chords of "Body and Soul") totally unaccompanied and roars on "The Man I Love." This set concludes with three selections (one previously unissued) from a fine session led by clarinetist Tony Scott. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/20/1993
Label:	Grp / Decca/Grp
UPC:	0011105062725
Rank:	116288

Tracks

1. Sin (It's No)
2. And So to Sleep Again
3. Spellbound
4. Lost in a Fog
5. Carioca
6. Midnight Sun
7. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
8. I Can't Get Started
9. Ruby
10. The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)
11. My Blue Heaven
12. Honeysuckle Rose
13. Organ Grinder's Swing
14. Perdido
15. Sweethearts on Parade
16. The Man I Love
17. Foolin' Around
18. Time on My Hands
19. Ornithology
20. Body and Soul
21. Unlisted Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Tommy Flanagan   Guest Artist,Piano
Hank Jones   Guest Artist,Piano
Art Taylor   Guest Artist,Drums
Duke Jordan   Guest Artist,Piano
Idrees Sulieman   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Cecil Payne   Guest Artist,Sax (Baritone)
Trigger Alpert   Bass
Walter Bolden   Drums
Shadow Wilson   Drums
Claude Hopkins   Piano
Gene Ramey   Bass
Tyree Glenn   Trombone
Norris "Bunny" Shawker   Drums
Rex Stewart   Cornet
Billy Bauer   Guitar
George Barnes   Guitar
Joe Wilder   Trumpet
Wendell Marshall   Bass
Jimmy Knepper   Trombone
Neal Hefti   Conductor
Jimmy Crawford   Drums
Arvell Shaw   Bass
Bill Doggett   Organ,Piano
Benny Harris   Trumpet
Conrad Henry   Bass
Al Casmenti   Guitar
Sanford Gold   Piano
Danny Mendelsohn   Keyboards
Al Casimenti   Guitar
Matthew McGee   Trombone
Matthew Gee   Trombone

Technical Credits

Irving Mills   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Larry Rosen   Executive Producer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Joe Marsala   Composer
Pat DiNizio   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Orrin Keepnews   Producer,Reissue Producer
Sunny Skylar   Composer
George A. Whiting   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Steve Lasker   Series Consultant
Bob Thiele   Producer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Edward Eliscu   Composer
Rusty Young   Composer
Mack David   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Erick Labson   Audio Enhancement,Digital Transfers
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Charles Newman   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Juan Tizol   Composer
Milt Gabler   Producer
Dan Morgenstern   Liner Notes
Mitchell Parish   Composer
William Engvick   Composer
Miklos Rozsa   Composer
Georges Auric   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harold Adamson   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Dave Grusin   Executive Producer
Will Hudson   Composer
Sonny Burke   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Benny Harris   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Carmen Lombardo   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Heinz Roemheld   Composer
Jackie Salway   Graphic Design
Michael Pollard   Production Coordination
Sonny Mediana   Production Director
Andy Baltimore   Creative Director
Bud Katzel   Project Director
Alba Acevedo   Graphic Design
Sharon Franklin   Production Assistant
George Simon   Producer
Diane Dragonette   Assistant Producer
Hans Lengsfelder   Composer
Dan Serrano   Art Direction
Scott Johnson   Art Direction