MEDIUM Hybrid SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD M mint
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax
Ben Webster - tenor sax
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Oscar Peterson - piano
Hank Jones - piano
Herb Ellis - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
George Duvivier - bass
Alvin Stoller - drums
Mickey Sheen - drums
maria - 6:31
sunday - 5:19
hanid - 4:50
honey flower - 8:42
nabob - 9:29
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"
RECORDING October 1957 in Los Angeles and February 1958 in New York City
ENGINEERING --
RE MASTERING George Marino
RE RELEASED January 2013
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Bop / Mainstream Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
