Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947

Compilation by Coleman Hawkins

Released 2012

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CD 1
1
I'm Gonna Get You
Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
3:00
2
Dicty Blues
3:01
3
He's the Hottest Man in Town
3:01
4
The Stampede
3:13
5
St. Louis Shuffle
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
2:49
6
Whiteman Stomp
2:48
7
Goose Pimples
The Dixie Stompers
3:03
8
Baltimore
The Dixie Stompers
3:06
9
Dreaming the Hours Away
Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings
2:59
10
King Porter Stomp
2:58
11
I'm Feelin' Devlish
The Dixie Stompers
2:45
12
Raisin' the Roof
Henderson's Roseland Orchestra
2:36
13
Blazin'
2:58
14
The Wang-Wang Blues
3:04
15
Wherever There's a Will, Baby
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
3:02
16
Hello Lola
Mound City Blue Blowers
3:22
17
One Hour
Mound City Blue Blowers
3:33
18
Chinatown, My Chinatown
3:05
19
What Good Am I Without You?
3:18
20
St. Louis Shuffle (alt tk -1)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
2:49
21
St. Louis Shuffle (alt tk -3)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
2:50
22
Wherever There's a Will, Baby (alt tk -3)
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
2:56
CD 2
1
Goodbye Blues
The Chocolate Dandies
3:25
2
Cloudy Skies
The Chocolate Dandies
2:59
3
Got Another Sweetie Now
The Chocolate Dandies
3:05
4
Bugle Call Rag
The Chocolate Dandies
2:54
5
Dee Blues
The Chocolate Dandies
2:59
6
My Pretty Girl
3:24
7
Sweet and Hot
3:28
8
Clarinet Marmalade
3:11
9
Sugar Foot Stomp
3:21
10
Hot and Anxious
3:24
11
Sugar Foot Stomp
Connie’s Inn Orchestra
3:09
12
Georgia on My Mind
Mound City Blue Blowers
3:24
13
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
Mound City Blue Blowers
3:10
14
Darktown Strutters Ball
Mound City Blue Blowers
3:32
15
You Rascal You
Mound City Blue Blowers
3:03
16
Oh, It Looks Like Rain
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie’s Inn Orchestra
2:36
17
Sweet Music
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie’s Inn Orchestra
3:16
18
Melinda's Weddin' Day
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie’s Inn Orchestra
2:45
19
It's the Darnest Thing
2:55
20
Sugar Foot Stomp (alt tk)
3:26
21
Sugar Foot Stomp (alt tk)
Connie’s Inn Orchestra
3:05
CD 3
1
Business in F
3:11
2
Strangers
3:25
3
I Wanna Count Sheep
3:09
4
Casa Loma Stomp
Connie’s Inn Orchestra
3:17
5
Blue Moments
Connie’s Inn Orchestra
2:50
6
How Am I Doin', Hey Hey
Connie’s Inn Orchestra
3:09
7
Honeysuckle Rose
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
3:13
8
New King Porter Stomp
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
3:10
9
Underneath the Harlem Moon
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
3:16
10
Someday Sweetheart
Hawkins Orchestra
2:57
11
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Hawkins Orchestra
2:45
12
The River's Takin' Care of Me
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
2:41
13
Aint'cha Got Music
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
2:48
14
Stringin' Along on a Shoe String
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
2:45
15
Shadows on the Swanee
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
2:43
16
Yeah Man!
2:56
17
King Porter Stomp
2:57
18
Queer Notions
2:49
19
Can You Take It?
2:51
20
Yeah Man! (alt tk -2)
2:57
21
King Porter Stomp (alt tk -2)
3:02
22
Can You Take It? (alt tk -2)
2:58
CD 4
1
Queer Notions
2:33
2
It's the Talk of the Town
3:36
3
Night Life
3:27
4
Nagasaki
3:27
5
The Day You Came Along
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:40
6
Jamaica Shout
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:01
7
Heart-Break Blues
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:30
8
Rhythm Crazy
Horace Henderson and His Orchestra
3:17
9
Ol' Man River
Horace Henderson and His Orchestra
3:09
10
Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
Horace Henderson and His Orchestra
3:07
11
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
3:40
12
Hush My Mouth
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
3:01
13
You're Gonna Lose Your Gal
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
3:03
14
Dark Clouds
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
3:03
15
My Galveston Gal
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
3:02
16
Georgia Jubilee
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
2:50
17
Ol' Pappy
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
3:15
18
Emaline
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
3:27
19
It's the Talk of the Town (alt tk -2)
3:19
20
Jamaica Shout (alt tk -1)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:07
21
You're Gonna Lose Your Gal (alt tk -2)
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
2:57
22
My Galveston Gal (alt tk -2)
Henry Allen - Coleman Hawkins and Their Orchestra
2:57
CD 5
1
Hocus Pocus
3:18
2
Phantom Fantasie
3:18
3
Harlem Madness
3:34
4
Tidal Wave
3:07
5
It Sends Me
3:19
6
I Ain't Got Nobody
3:20
7
On the Sunny Side of the Street
3:28
8
When Lights Are Low
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
2:15
9
One Sweet Letter From You
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
3:21
10
Meet Doctor Foo
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
2:36
11
Fine Dinner
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
2:37
12
She's Funny That Way
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:21
13
Body and Soul
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:04
14
Dinah
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
2:47
15
My Buddy
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
2:47
16
Singin' the Blues
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
2:56
17
When Day Is Done
Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
3:17
18
The Sheik of Araby
Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
2:58
19
My Blue Heaven
Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
2:51
20
Bouncing With Bean
Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
3:05
21
Hocus Pocus (alt tk -2)
3:19
22
Tidal Wave (alt tk -2)
3:09
23
It Sends Me (alt tk -1)
3:13
24
On the Sunny Side of the Street (alt tk -2)
3:31
25
She's Funny That Way (alt tk -2)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:18
CD 6
1
Sleep
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
3:03
2
Among My Souvenirs
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
3:12
3
Fish Fry
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
3:13
4
Slow Freight
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
3:25
5
Passin' It Around
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:18
6
Serenade to a Sleeping Beauty
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:09
7
Rocky Comfort
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:14
8
Forgive a Fool
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:00
9
Bugle Call Rag
Metronome All Stars
3:16
10
One O'Clock Jump
Metronome All Stars
3:27
11
920 Special
Count Basie and His Orchestra
3:12
12
Feedin' the Bean
Count Basie and His Orchestra
3:15
13
Voodte
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:09
14
How Deep Is the Ocean
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:25
15
Hawkins' Barrel-House
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:01
16
Stumpy
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:21
17
Sleep (alt tk -3)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
2:59
18
Sleep (alt tk -2)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
2:59
19
Sleep (BD)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
1:12
20
Fish Fry (alt tk -3)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
3:13
21
Fish Fry (alt tk -2)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
3:16
22
Fish Fry (BD)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
1:27
23
Slow Freight (BD)
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
1:40
24
Rocky Comfort (alt tk -2)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:10
25
920 Special (alt tk -2)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:16
26
Feedin' the Bean (alt tk -2)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:15
CD 7
1
Lover Come Back to Me
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:08
2
Indiana
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:01
3
Blues Changes
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
4:16
4
Crazy Rhythm
Coleman Hawkins’ Swing Four
3:18
5
Get Happy
Coleman Hawkins’ Swing Four
3:27
6
The Man I Love
Coleman Hawkins’ Swing Four
5:14
7
Sweet Lorraine
Coleman Hawkins’ Swing Four
4:26
8
All the Things You Are
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars
3:00
9
Shivers
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars
2:51
10
Step on It
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars
3:12
11
Riding on 52nd Street
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars
2:55
12
Memories of You
Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars
3:02
13
Willow Weep for Me
Cozy Cole All Stars
2:50
14
Look Here
Cozy Cole All Stars
2:45
15
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance
Cozy Cole All Stars
3:03
16
Take It on Back
Cozy Cole All Stars
2:44
17
Memories of You
Cozy Cole All Stars
2:52
18
When Day Is Done
Cozy Cole All Stars
2:55
19
Esquire Jump
Leonard Feather and His All Stars
2:47
20
Thanks for the Memory
Leonard Feather and His All Stars
3:17
21
Hawk's Variations (Pt. 1)
2:21
22
Hawk's Variations (Pt. 2)
2:22
23
Lover Come Back to Me (alt tk)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:03
CD 8
1
Say It Isn't So
Coleman Hawkins’ 52nd Street All Stars
2:56
2
Spotlite
Coleman Hawkins’ 52nd Street All Stars
3:10
3
Indiana Winter
Esquire All-American Award Winners
2:30
4
Indian Summer
Esquire All-American Award Winners
3:15
5
Sweet Lorraine (BD1)
Metronome All Stars
0:39
6
Sweet Lorraine (alt tk -3)
Metronome All Stars
3:18
7
Sweet Lorraine (BD2)
Metronome All Stars
0:15
8
Sweet Lorraine (alt tk -2)
Metronome All Stars
3:21
9
Sweet Lorraine (BD4)
Metronome All Stars
0:35
10
Sweet Lorraine (BD5)
Metronome All Stars
2:37
11
Sweet Lorraine
Metronome All Stars
3:12
12
Nat Meets June (alt tk -4)
Metronome All Stars
3:42
13
Nat Meets June (alt tk -3)
Metronome All Stars
3:16
14
Nat Meets June (chatter)
Metronome All Stars
0:22
15
Nat Meets June (BD2)
Metronome All Stars
1:38
16
Nat Meets June (alt tk -2)
Metronome All Stars
3:13
17
Nat Meets June
Metronome All Stars
3:12
18
The Old Song
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:04
19
You Said Good-Bye
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:02
20
How Did She Look?
Leslie Scott with Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:03
21
Under a Blanket of Blue
Leslie Scott with Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:03
22
Never in a Million Years
Leslie Scott with Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:01
23
You Were Meant for Me
Leslie Scott with Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
2:50
24
April in Paris
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:11
25
How Strange
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:08
26
Half Step Down, Please
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:07
27
Angel Face
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:15
28
Jumping for Jane
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
3:14
29
I Love You
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
2:53

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Release credits

Arthur Herbert
drums (drum set) [25]
Benny Carter
alto saxophone [17-18, 20-23]
Bernard Addison
guitar [21-22]
Billy Taylor Sr.
double bass [24]
Bob Ahern
guitar [12-13, 15-17]
Bobby Stark
trumpet [7-9]
Buck Clayton
trumpet [3-4]
Buddy Rich
drums (drum set) [12-13, 15-17]
Buster Bailey
clarinet [21-22]
Carl Frye
alto saxophone [17-18, 20-23]
Charlie Shavers
trumpet [8.3-4, 8.12-13, 8.15-17, 7.17]
Claude Jones
trombone [5.21-22, 6.24]
Clyde Hart
piano [17]
Coleman Hawkins
alto saxophone [7], tenor saxophone [6.17-18, 6.20-24, 1.16-17, 7.17, 5.21-22, 5.25, 8.3-4, 8.12-13, 8.15-17, 3.7-9]
Denzil Best
drums (drum set) [17]
Earl Hardy
trombone [25]
Eddie Condon
banjo [16-17]
Eddie Heywood
piano [17-18, 20-23]
Eddie Safranski
double bass [12-13, 15-17]
Edmond Hall
clarinet [17]
Ernie Powell
alto saxophone [24]
Eugene Fields
guitar [24]
Eustis Moore
alto saxophone [6.24, 5.25]
Fletcher Henderson
piano [5.21-22, 3.7-9]
Freddie White
guitar [7-9]
Gene Krupa
drums (drum set) [16-17]
Gene Rodgers
piano [5.25, 6.24]
Gene Simon
trombone [17-18, 20-23]
George "Pops" Foster
double bass [16-17]
George T. Simon
task [12-17]
Glenn Miller
trombone [16-17]
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone [3-4, 12-13, 15-17]
Hayes Alvis
double bass [17-18, 20-23]
Henry “Red” Allen
trumpet [21-22]
Hilton Jefferson
alto saxophone [3.7-9, 5.21-22]
J.C. Heard
drums (drum set) [24]
J.C. Higginbotham
trombone [7-9]
J.J. Johnson
trombone [3-4]
Jack Bland
guitar [16-17]
Jackie Fields
alto saxophone [6.24, 5.25]
Jimmy Archey
trombone [17-18, 20-23]
Jimmy Powell
alto saxophone [17-18, 20-23]
Joe Guy
trumpet [6.24, 5.25]
Joe Thomas
trumpet [6.17-18, 6.20-23, 5.21-22]
John Hammond
task [7-9]
John Kirby
double bass [3.7-9, 5.21-22]
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone [12-13, 15-17]
June Christy
vocal [12-13, 15-17]
Katherine Handy
vocal [9]
Keg Johnson
trombone [21-22]
Keg Purnell
drums (drum set) [17-18, 20-23]
Kermitt Scott
tenor saxophone [24]
Lawrence Brown
trombone [12-13, 15-17]
Lincoln Mills
trumpet [17-18, 20-23]
Nat King Cole
piano [12-13, 15-17], vocal [12-13, 15-17]
Nelson Bryant
trumpet [24]
Oscar Pettiford
double bass [17]
Pee Wee Russell
clarinet [16-17]
Red McKenzie
musical box [16], vocal [16]
Rex Stewart
cornet [7-9]
Russell Procope
alto saxophone [7-9], reeds [21-22]
Russell Smith
trumpet [6.17-18, 6.20-23, 3.7-9, 5.21-22]
Sandy Williams
trombone [6.24, 3.7-9]
Stanley Payne
tenor saxophone [17-18, 20-23]
Sy Oliver
arranger [12-13, 15-17]
Teddy Wilson
piano [3-4]
Tiny Grimes
guitar [17]
Tommy Lindsay
trumpet [6.24, 5.25]
Tommy Stevenson
trumpet [24]
Ulysses Livingston
guitar [17-18, 20-23]
Vic Dickenson
trombone [17-18, 20-23]
Victor Engle
drums (drum set) [21-22]
Walter Johnson
drums (drum set) [7-9]
William Cato
trombone [24]
William Oscar Smith
double bass [25]

Issues

C
Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
8x CD
2012