The Radio Years 1940

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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Coleman Hawkins' big band lasted just 11 months in 1940 before breaking up from lack of interest, and it only had one studio session, resulting in four titles. Fortunately, a couple radio broadcasts from the Savoy Ballroom survived. These 16 titles, formerly available on budget LPs, have been cleaned up and certainly never sounded better than on this reissue CD, which also restores the original announcer's comments. Hawkins' big band was quite musical, but lacked a personality of its own beyond the leader's formidable tenor playing. The main soloists other than Hawkins are trumpeter Joe Guy influenced by Roy Eldridge but starting to look toward bop, trombonist Sandy ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Coleman Hawkins' big band lasted just 11 months in 1940 before breaking up from lack of interest, and it only had one studio session, resulting in four titles. Fortunately, a couple radio broadcasts from the Savoy Ballroom survived. These 16 titles, formerly available on budget LPs, have been cleaned up and certainly never sounded better than on this reissue CD, which also restores the original announcer's comments. Hawkins' big band was quite musical, but lacked a personality of its own beyond the leader's formidable tenor playing. The main soloists other than Hawkins are trumpeter Joe Guy influenced by Roy Eldridge but starting to look toward bop, trombonist Sandy Williams, and pianist Gene Rodgers, with Gladys Madden and drummer J.C. Heard contributing occasional vocals. Among the better numbers on this release are "Chicago," "It's a Wonderful World," "The Sheik of Araby," and a version of "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me" that features Hawkins with the rhythm section.
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  • Release Date: 4/2/2002
  • Label: Storyville Records
  • UPC: 717101207527
  • Catalog Number: JUC2012075

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Coleman Hawkins Primary Artist, Tenor Saxophone
Gene Rodgers Piano
Gene Fields Guitar
Joe Guy Trumpet
J.C. Heard Drums, Vocals
Claude Jones Trombone
Eustis Moore Alto Saxophone
Al Robinson Announcer
Kermit Scott Tenor Saxophone
Tommy Stevenson Trumpet
Sandy Williams Trombone
Billy Taylor Sr. String Bass
Tommy Lindsay Trumpet
Ernie Powell Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Nelson Bryant Trumpet, Vocals
Billy Kato Trombone
Howard Doyle Announcer
Gladys Madden Vocals
Technical Credits
John McDonough Liner Notes
Fischer Composer
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