Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins: Sonny Meets Hawk!

Straightahead / Hard Bop
premiera polska: 2016-09-30
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
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Editor's info:
A bombastic summit meeting of the elder legend Coleman Hawkins and the (then) young man Rollins. Trading blows against hip and soft jazz standards, these sessions are the stuff that audiophile dreams are made of.

Sonny Rollins is considered by many to be the best, or at least the most influential, modern-jazz tenor saxophonist. His elder Coleman Hawkins is widely acknowledged as the earliest innovator of the instrument, making him somewhat of a father figure to reed players; certainly, he was Rollins's biggest idol. On this 1963 session, Rollins and Hawkins teamed up in an interesting milieu. Hawkins sits in with Rollins's band, and, surprisingly, he plays in a bop-oriented mode. On the other hand, Rollins--in an attempt to further highlight the difference between the two horns--plays in an even more contemporary style. In fact, on "All the Things You Are" and "Lover Man," Rollins occasionally falls into the realm of atonality. As always, Hawkins's playing is fluid, graceful, and polished, while Rollins's sax work is brash, experimental, and angular. However, these obvious differences make SONNY MEETS HAWK! An extremely fascinating listen.

muzycy:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Paul Bley – piano
Roy McCurdy – drums
Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1, 2, and 5) – recorded July 15
Henry Grimes – bass (tracks 3, 4, and 6) – recorded July 18

utwory:
1. Yesterdays
2. All the Things You Are
3. Summertime
4. Just Friends
5. Lover Man
6. At McKie's

wydano: September 14, 2016 (1963)
nagrano: July 15 (#1–2, 5) and 18 (#3–4, 6), 1963, at RCA Victor Studio B, New York City

more info: www.legacyrecordings.com