Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

1 hour 14 mins

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues

Label

Prestige

Page Count

9

Performer

Eddie Davis, 1922-1986, Ray Bryant, 1931-2011, Idrees Sulieman, 1923-2002, Tiny Grimes, 1916-1989, Coleman Hawkins, 1904-1969

Date Recorded

1960-12-30

Release Date

1996

Review

Tenor great Coleman Hawkins was usually bored with the blues, at least until the period covered by this CD sampler. A master at deciphering complex chord changes, Hawkins found the blues to be overly simple but around 1957 (after 35 years of major league activity) he began to explore the blues more seriously, at least on an occasional basis. This CD has nine performances from as many sessions. The music is consistently excellent (particularly "Juicy Fruit," the lengthy "Blues For Tomorrow" which also features John Coltrane, "Stealin' The Bean" with trumpeter Charlie Shavers and a pair of collaborations with fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis), but it is recommended that listeners (beginners and experts alike) instead acquire the complete sessions, since the blues were only a small aspect of the Coleman Hawkins story. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Soul Jazz, Soul Jazz

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Soul Jazz