Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Coleman Hawkins Set
| Recorded | Sep 18, 1949 & Sep 16, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1949 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 304347 |
The record
Hank Jones and John Lewis split the piano chair on this Verve session, Roy Eldridge's brass lighting a fire under Hawkins across ballads and blues from 1949.
Session personnel
- Percy Heath — double bass
- Ray Brown — double bass
- Buddy Rich — drums
- Connie Kay — drums
- Hank Jones — piano
- John Lewis — piano
- Coleman Hawkins — saxophone [tenor]
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1983 | Verve Records · VRV 3 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file |
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| 1983 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1983 | Verve Records · 815 148-4 — Cassette, Compilation |
| 1984 | Verve Records · 815 148 1 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
Follow the players
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