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The Bebop Years - Hawkins, Coleman
Disc 1
1. Body And Soul 2:59
2. Dinah 2:43
3. When Day Is Done 3:14
4. Smack 2:39
5. I Surrender Dear 4:32
6. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 4:11
7. Dedication 3:09
8. Rocky Comfort 3:10
9. One O'Clock Jump 3:24
10. 9-20 Special 3:07
11. Feedin' The Bean 3:12
12. Esquire Bounce 3:12
13. My Ideal 3:06
14. Voodte 3:05
15. How Deep Is The Ocean 3:22
16. Hawkins' Barrel House 2:55
17. Stumpy 3:17
18. Lover Come Back To Me 3:02
19. Blues Changes 4:11
20. Crazy Rhythm 3:12
21. Get Happy 3:21
22. The Man I Love 5:05
Disc 2
1. Sweet Lorraine 4:16
2. My Ideal 3:16
3. I Only Have Eyes For You 3:09
4. `S Wonderful 2:37
5. I'm In The Mood For Love 3:13
6. "Bean" At The Met 3:00
7. Woody'N You 2:57
8. Bu-Dee-Daht 3:10
9. Yesterdays 2:53
10. Flame Thrower 3:14
11. Imagination 2:47
12. Night And Day 3:19
13. Cattin' At Keynote 2:39
14. Disorder At The Border 2:54
15. Feeling Zero 2:55
16. Rainbow Mist 2:55
17. Blue Moon 4:32
18. Father Co-Operates 4:46
19. Just One More Chance 4:51
20. Thru' For The Night 4:42
21. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 4:42
22. Three Little Words 4:46
Disc 3
1. Battle Of The Saxes 4:35
2. Louise 4:51
3. Pick-Up Boys 2:59
4. Porgy 2:59
5. Uptown Lullaby 3:18
6. Salt Peanuts 2:53
7. Make Believe 4:42
8. Don't Blame Me 4:50
9. Just One Of Those Things 4:30
10. Hallelujah 3:58
11. Stompin' At The Savoy 2:40
12. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:00
13. All The Things You Are 2:53
14. Every Man For Himself 2:48
15. Look Out Jack 2:43
16. Under A Blanket Of Blue 2:57
17. El Salon De Gutbucket 2:57
18. Undecided 2:51
19. Recollections 2:51
20. Drifting On A Reed 3:01
21. Flyin' Hawk 2:48
22. On The Bean 2:39
23. Hawk's Variations, Pt 1&2 4:40
Disc 4
1. April In Paris 2:50
2. Rifftide 2:49
3. Stuffy 2:56
4. What Is There To Say? 3:14
5. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 3:00
6. Bean Soup 3:00
7. It's The Talk Of The Town 2:59
8. Say It Isn't So 2:58
9. I Can't Get Started 9:03
10. Cocktails For Two 3:03
11. Sweet Lorraine 3:13
12. Nats Meets June 3:18
13. How High The Moon 10:11
14. Bean-A-Re-Bop 2:30
15. Isn't It Romantic 3:04
16. The Way You Look Tonight 2:46
17. Phantomesque 2:53
18. Angel Face 3:11
19. Picasso 3:13
20. It's Only A Paper Moon 3:00
21. Bah-U-Bah 3:18
Discography
Disc One - Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Tommy Lindsay, Joe Guy, tp; Earl Hardy, tb; Jackie Fields, Eustis Moore, as; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Gene Rodgers, p; William Oscar Smith, g; Arthur Herbert, d.
New York, October 11, 1939.
042936-1 BODY AND SOUL Bluebird B 10523
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Benny Carter, tp; Edmond Hall, cl; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Joe Sullivan, p; Freddie Green, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Zutty Singleton, d.
New York, December 21, 1939.
046024-1 DINAH Victor 26557
Coleman Hawkins' All-Star Octet : Benny Carter, tp; J.C. Higginbotham, tb; Danny Polo, cl; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Gene Rodgers, p; Lawrence Lucie, g; Johnny Williams, b; Walter Johnson, d.
New York, January 3, 1940.
046156-1 WHEN DAY IS DONE Bluebird B 10693
Coleman Hawkins and the Chocolate Dandies : Roy Eldridge, tp; Benny Carter, cl, as, p; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Bernard Addison, g; John Kirby, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, May 1940.
R 2995-4 SMACK Commodore 624056
R 2997 I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME Commodore 624056
R 2998-2 DEDICATION Commodore 624056
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Tommy Stevenson, Joe Guy, Tommy Lindsay, Nelson Bryant, tp; William Cato, Sandy Williams, Claude Jones, tb; Eustis Moore, Jackie Fields, Ernie Powell, as; Coleman Hawkins, Kermitt Scott, ts; Gene Rodgers, p; Jackie Fields, g; Billy Taylor, b; J.C. Heard, d.
New York, August 9, 1940.
27852-1 ROCKY COMFORT Okeh 6284
Metronome All-Star Band : Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Cootie Williams, tp; Tommy Dorsey, J.C. Higginbotham, tb; Benny Carter, Toots Mondello, as; Tex Beneke, Coleman Hawkins, ts; Count Basie, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Buddy Rich, d.
New York, January 16, 1941.
060332-1 ONE O'CLOCK JUMP Victor 28925
Count Basie and his Orchestra : Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Al Killian, Ed Lewis, tp; Ed Cuffee, Dan Minor, Dickie Wells, tb; Tab Smith, Earl Warren, as; Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, Buddy Tate, ts; Jack Washington, bs; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Walter Page, b; Jo Jones, d.
Chicago, April 10, 1941.
C3-678-1 9-20 SPECIAL Okeh 6643
C3-3680-1 FEEDIN' THE BEAN Okeh 6643
Coleman Hawkins acc. by Leonard Feather's Esquire All Stars : Cootie Williams, tp; Edmond Hall, cl; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Art Tatum, p; Al Casey, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, December 4, 1943.
A4691-1 ESQUIRE BOUNCE Commodore 547
A4693-1 MY IDEAL Commodore 548
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Bill Coleman, tp; Andy Fitzgerald, cl; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Ellis Larkins, p; Al Casey, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, December 8, 1943.
T 1905 VOODTE Signature 28101
T 1906 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN Signature 28102
T 1907 HAWKINS' BARREL HOUSE Signature 28101
T 1908 STUMPY Signature 28102
Coleman Hawkins Quintet : Coleman Hawkins ts; Ellis Larkins, p; Jimmy Shirley, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, December 18, 1943.
T 1917 LOVER COME BACK TO ME Brunswick BL 58030
19001 BLUES CHANGES Brunswick Bl 58030
Coleman Hawkins' Swing Four : Coleman Hawkins, ts; Eddie Heywood, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, December 23, 1943.
T1923 CRAZY RHYTHM signature 28104
T1924 GET HAPPY Signature 28104
T 19005 THE MAN I LOVE Signature 9001
Disc Two - Cattin' at Keynote
Coleman Hawkins' Swing Four : Coleman Hawkins, ts; Eddie Heywood, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, December 23, 1943.
T 19006 SWEET LORRAINE Signature 9001
Coleman Hawkins, ts; Art Tatum, p.
Esquire Metropolitan Opera House Jam Session.
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, January 18, 1944.
MY IDEAL V-Disc 655
Coleman Hawkins Quintet featuring Teddy Wilson, : Roy Eldridge, tp; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; Billy Taylor, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, January 31, 1944.
KHL 9-3 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Keynote K 609
KHL 10-2 `S WONDERFUL Keynote K 609
KHL 11-1 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Keynote K610
KHL 12-3 "BEAN" AT THE MET Keynote K 610
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie, Vic Coulsen Ed Vandever, tp; Leo Parker, Leonard Lowry, as; Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Ray Abrams, ts; Budd Johnson, bs; Clyde Hart, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, February 16, 1944.
R1000 WOOY'N YOU Apollo 751
R1001 BU-DEE-DAHT Apollo 752
R1002 YESTERDAYS Apollo 752
Coleman Hawkins Quartet : Coleman Hawkins, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; Israel Crosby, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, February 17, 1944.
HL 13 FLAME THROWER Keynote K 611
HL 14 IMAGINATION Keynote K 612
HL 15 NIGHT AND DAY Keynote K 611
HL 16 CATTIN' AT KEYNOTE Keynote K 612
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Same personnel as February 16, but Budd Johnson switches to ts.
New York, February, 22, 1944.
R1003 DISORDER AT THE BORDER Apollo 753
R1004 FEELING ZERO Apollo 753
R1005 RAINBOW MIST Apollo 751
Cozy Cole All Stars : Joe Thomas, tp; Trummy Young, tb; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Earl Hines, p; Teddy Walters, g; Billy Taylor, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, February 22, 1944.
HLK 17-1 BLUE MOON Keynote K 1300
HLK 18-6 FATHER CO-OPERATES Keynote K 1301
HLK 19-2 JUST ONE MORE CHANCE Keynote K 1300
HLK 20-2 THRU- FOR THE NIGHT Keynote K 1301
Coleman Hawkins and his Sax Ensemble : Tab Smith, as; Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, ts; Harry Carney, bs; Johnny Guarnieri, p; Al Lucas, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, May 24, 1944.
HL 29-2 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Keynote K 1308
HL 30-1 THREE LITTLE WORDS Keynote K 1316
Disc Three - Drifting On A Reed
Coleman Hawkins and his Sax Ensemble : Tab Smith, as; Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, ts; Harry Carney, bs; Johnny Guarnieri, p; Al Lucas, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, May 24, 1944.
HL 31-1 BATTLE OF THE SAXES Keynote K 1316
HL 32-2 LOUISE Keynote K 1308
Auld - Hawkins - Webster Sextet : Charlie Shavers, tp; Ben Webster, cl, ts; Georgie Auld, as, ts; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Bill Rowland, p; Hy White, g; Israel Crosby, b; Specs Powell, d.
New York, May 17, 1944.
R 1016 PICK-UP BOYS Apollo 754
R 1017 PORGY Apollo 754
R 1018 UPTOWN LULLABY Apollo 755
R 1019 SALT PEANUTS Apollo 755
Coleman Hawkins' All American Four : Coleman Hawkins, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; John Kirby, b; Sid Catlett, d.
New York, May 29, 1944.
HL 33-2 MAKE BELIEVE Keynote K 1317
HL 34-2 DON'T BLAME ME Keynote K 1320
HL 35-1 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS Keynote 1317
HL 36-1 HALLELUJAH Keynote K 1320
Cozy Cole - Coleman Hawkins All Stars : Emmett Berry, tp; Eddie Barefield, as; Walter Thomas, as, ts; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Johnny Guarnieri, p; Sid Weiss, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, June 14, 1944.
5467 STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY Savoy 533
5468 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Savoy 519
Coleman Hawkins Septet : Charlie Shavers, tp; Edmond Hall, cl; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Clyde Hart, p; Tiny Grimes, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Denzil Best, d.
New York, July 27, 1944.
S 1177 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Regis 7002
Coleman Hawkins acc. by Walter Thomas' Orchestra : Jonah Jones tp; Eddie Barefield, cl; Hilton Jefferson, as; Coleman Hawkins, Walter Thomas, ts; Clyde Hart, p; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, October 11, 1944.
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF Joe Davis 8128
LOOK OUT JACK Joe Davis 8128
Coleman Hawkins and his All American Five : Buck Clayton, tp; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; Slam Stewart, b; Denzil Best, d.
New York, October 17, 1944.
HL 65-1 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE Keynote K 655
Charlie Shavers All American Five : Charlie Shavers, tp; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Teddy Wilson, p; Billy Taylor, b: Denzil Best, d.
New York, October 18, 1944.
HL 69-1 EL SALON DE GUTBUCKET Keynote K 619
HL 71-3 UNDECIDED Nippon/Phonogram 18PJ1051/71
Coleman Hawkins Quartet : Coleman Hawkins, ts; Thelonious Monk, p; Edward "Bass" Robinson, b; Denzil Best, d.
New York, October 19, 1944.
RECOLLECTION Joe Davis 8251
DRIFTING ON A REED Joe Davis 8250
FLYIN' HAWK Joe Davis 8250
ON THE BEAN Joe Davis 8251
Coleman Hawkins, ts; solo.
Los Angeles, February/March 1945.
MX 9462-5-A HAWK'S VARIATIONS, PT.1 Selmer Y 7129
MX 9462-5-B HAWK'S VARIATIONS, PT.2 Selmer Y 7129
Disc Four - Picasso
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Howard McGhee, tp; Coleman Hawkins, tp; Sir Charles Thompson, p; Allen Reuss, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Denzil Best, d.
Los Angeles, February 23, 1945.
573 APRIL IN PARIS Capitol 15853
574 RIFFTIDE Capitol 15335
576 STUFFY Capitol 15254
Same personnel as above, but add Vic Dickenson, tb.
Los Angeles, March 2, 1945.
587 WHAT IS THERE TO SAY Capitol 15335
588 WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS Capitol 15854
Same personnel as above, but Vic Dickenson out and John Simmons, b; replaces Pettiford.
Los Angeles, March 9, 1945.
594 BEAN SOUP Capitol 15855
596 IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN Capitol 15853
Coleman Hawkins and his 52nd Street All Stars : Charlie Shavers, tp; Pete Brown, as; Coleman Hawkins, Allen Eager, ts; Jimmy Jones, p; Mary Osborne, g; Al McKibbon, b; Shelly Manne, d.
New York, February 27, 1946.
PD6VB 1308 SAY IT ISN'T SO Bluebird 5658-1-RB
Jazz at the Philharmonic : Buck Clayton, tp; Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, ts; Kenny Kersey, p; Al McKibbon, b; J.C. Heard, d.
Carnegie Hall, New York, May 27, 1946.
I CAN'T GET STARTED Mercury MG 35014
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Coleman Hawkins, ts; Milt Jackson, vib; Hank Jones, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, December 1946.
SR 1859 YOU GO TO MY HEAD Sonora 3027
SR 1860 COCKTAILS FOR TWO Sonora 3024
Metronome All Stars : Charlie Shaves, tp; Lawrence Brown, tb; Johnny Hodges, as; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Harry Carney, bs; Nat King Cole, p; Bob Ahern, g; Eddie Safranski, b; Buddy Rich, d; Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, June Christy, voc.
New York, December 17, 1946.
CO 37177 SWEET LORRAINE Columbia 37293
CO 37178 NAT MEETS JUNE Columbia 37293
Jazz at the Philharmonic : Buck Clayton, tp; Trummy Young, tb; Willie Smith, as; Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, ts; Kenny Kersey, p; Benny Fonville, b; Buddy Rich, d.
Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, March 5, 1957.
1941/4 HOW HIGH THE MOON Clef 107/8
Coleman Hawkins All Stars : Miles Davis, tp; Kai Winding, tb; Howard Johnson, as; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Hank Jones, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, June 1947.
215 BEAN-A-RE-BOP Aladdin 3006
216 ISN'T IT ROMANTIC Aladdin EP 516
217 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT Aladdin 3006
218 PHANTOMESQUE Aladdin EP 516
Coleman Hawkins and his All Stars : Fats Navarro, tp; J.J. Johnson, tb; Budd Johnson, as; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Marion De Veta, bs; Hank Jones, p; Chuck Wayne, g; Jack Lesberg, b; Max Roach, d.
New York, December 11, 1947.
D7VB 2662 ANGEL FACE Victor LPV 544
Coleman Hawkins, ts; solo.
Hollywood, circa July/August 1948.
PICASSO Clef MGC 647
Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra : Nat Peck, tb; Hubert Fol, as; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Jean Pierre Mengeon, p; Pierre Michelot, b; Kenny Clarke, d.
Paris, December 21, 1949.
3042 IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON Swingtime 1004
3004 BAH-U-BAH Swingtime 1004