Coleman Hawkins - Body and Soul (1988) [Remastered 1996]EAC rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG | Scans | FileSonic/FileServe
Genre ~ Early Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz | Label ~ RCA Victor Records
Much of the material on this two-LP set has been since reissued on CD, but, one way or the other, this music (particularly the first 16 tracks) belongs in every serious jazz collection. In 1939, Hawkins returned to the U.S. after five years in Europe, and it took him very little time to reassert his prior dominance as king of the tenors. This set starts off with the session that resulted in Hawk's classic version of "Body and Soul," teams him with Benny Carter (on trumpet) for some hot swing (including a memorable rendition of "My Blue Heaven"), and then finds Hawkins using younger musicians (including trumpeter Fats Navarro and trombonist J.J. Johnson) on some advanced bop originals highlighted by "Half Step Down Please." The remainder of this set is also good, but less historic, with Hawkins being well-showcased with three larger groups in 1956, culminating in a remake of "Body and Soul." ~ AllMusic
Tracklist
01. Meet Doctor Foo - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
02. Fine Dinner - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
03. She's Funny That Way - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
04. Body and Soul - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
05. When Day Is Done - Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet
06. The Sheik of Araby - Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet
07. My Blue Heaven - Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet
08. Bouncing With Bean - Coleman Hawkins' All Star Octet
09. Say It Isn't So - Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All-Stars
10. Spotlite - Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All-Stars
11. April in Paris - Coleman Hawkins; Manny Albam
12. How Strange - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
13. Half Step Down, Please - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
14. Angel Face - Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
15. There Will Never Be Another You - Billy Byers and His Orchestra; Coleman Hawkins
16. The Bean Stalks Again - Billy Byers and His Orchestra; Coleman Hawkins
17. Body and Soul (1995 Remastered) - Billy Byers and His Orchestra; Coleman Hawkins; Gene Orloff; Tosha Samaroff; Paul Gershman; Dave Newman; Alvin Rudnitsky; Arnold Eidus; Max Hollander; Max Cahn; Cy Miroff; Stan Kraft; Dave Sarser; Bert Fisch
18. I Love Paris - Coleman Hawkins; Manny Albam & His Orchestra
19. Under Paris Skies - Coleman Hawkins; Manny Albam & His Orchestra
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