Coleman Hawkins and Confreres (Hybrid SACD)
Tenor Saxophone - Coleman Hawkins [click here to see more vinyl featuring Coleman Hawkins]
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ben Webster]
Piano – Hank Jones [click here to see more vinyl featuring Hank Jones]
Piano - Oscar Peterson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Oscar Peterson]
Trumpet – Roy Eldridge
Bass – George Duvivier [click here to see more vinyl featuring George Duvivier]
Bass - Ray Brown
Drums – Alvin Stoller, Mickey Sheen
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Verve records
Recorded October 16, 1957 and February 7, 1958
Produced by Norman Granz
Remastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in 2012
Tracks :
- Maria
- Sunday
- Hanid
- Honey Flower
- Nabob
Reviews :
Ben Webster had long before passed through the ranks of imitator, then pupil and finally master. His "college attendance," as one might put it, in the Duke Ellington Orchestra gave him a sureness of expression in his great showpieces and he also learned to hold his own against such musical giants as Paul Gonsalves and Jimmy Hamilton. "Hawk" was able to thoroughly enjoy his fame in numerous Jazz At The Philharmonic concerts given all over the world, where, of course, he had to assert himself against many other saxophone players. Two such JATP ensembles are to be found on the Confrères LP. The relaxed atmosphere is particularly noticeable in the title "Sunday" in which Roy Eldridge comes into the limelight with a brilliant solo. And just listen to George Buvivier's marvelous bass playing (in "Nabab!") where he certainly has no reason to hide in the shadow thrown by Ray Brown. Coleman Hawkins' voluminous, supple sound which had a great influence on the styles of musicians ranging from Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins up to Joe Lovano, is best heard after Roy's solo in "Honey Flower."
Rating:
Discogs 4.62 / 5