Rare Commodore Records sides by Coleman Hawkins – including some never issued on 78s! The tracks here are pulled from two sessions – one in 1940 with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto, Bernard Addison on guitar, John Kirby on bass, and Sid Catlett on drums; and from 1943 with Cootie Williams on trumpet, Edmond Hall on clarinet, Art Tatum on piano, Al Casey on guitar, Oscar Pettiford on bass, and Sid Catlett on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
Includes performaces with The Rhythmakers, Little ChocolateDandies, Red McKenzie & His Mound City Blue Blowers, Ted Lewis & His Band, and Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Dutch issue. Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the front panel.)
A collection of recordings done for the Commodore label, with sides from Coleman Hawkins with The ChocolateDandies and Leonard Feather's All Stars, and Frank Wess with his quintet and sextet. LP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo. Cover has a small cutout notch and some ring and edge wear.)
Definite giants of the tenor sax – served up here on material from the 78rpm years of Commodore Records! Coleman Hawkins blows tenor both on sides with the ChocolateDandies – who include Roy Eldridge on trumpet and Benny Carter on alto – and with a group that features Cootie Williams on trumpet. Frank Wess blows tenor and flute – in groups with Joe Wilder on trumpet, and either Henry Coker or Benny Powell on trombone! CD
Early work by pianist and bandleader Teddy Wilson, working here with Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, and the ChocolateDandies. Titles include "Once Upon A Time", "My Melancholy Baby", "Handful Of Keys", "If I Were You", "Say It With A Kiss", and "Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam)" – 24 tracks total. CD
Seminal sides from this legendary tenorist – 178 tracks in all, including rare 78rpm material and unissued titles too! Features Chu Berry playing with The ChocolateDandies, Teddy Wilson, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, and other groups – plus some sessions under his own leadership as well. CD
A great collection of rare material by Hawk, put together by Henri Renaud for CBS France. The set features tracks recorded in a number of different settings – with The ChocolateDAndies, Red McKenzie's Mound City Blue Blowers, Benny Goodman, Jack Purvis Orchestra, Count Basie, and Hawkins' own orchestra. Titles include "Dark Clouds", "Hush My Mouth", "Ain't Cha Got Music", "9:20 Special", and "Feedin The Bean". LP, Vinyl record album
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