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Review 1
Until Lester Young arrived on the scene, there was but one great tenor sax name: Coleman Hawkins. The man nicknamed "Bean" had a large, gruff, burly sound that was far different from Young's lighter, cooler approach. Hawkins made the tune "Body And Soul" his own in a 1939 version that has become a jazz classic. Many maintain that Hawkins was an inspiration for the bop revolution, that his playing provided the improvisational foundation with his small combos on 52nd Street in the early '40s. |
Players
Tommy Benford Drums
Denzil Best Drums
Art Blakey Drums
Cozy Cole Drums
Arthur Herbert Drums
Walter Johnson Drums
Jo Jones Drums
Gene Krupa Drums
Abbey Lincoln Vocals
Shelly Manne Drums
Kaiser Marshall Drums
Roy McCurdy Drums
Red McKenzie Vocals
Max Roach Drums, Percussion
Alvin Stoller Drums
Sam Woodyard Drums
Ray Abrams Tenor Saxophone
Bernard Addison Guitar
Henry "Red" Allen Trumpet
Buster Bailey Clarinet
Aaron Bell Bass
Walter Benton Tenor Saxophone
Jack Bland Guitar
Paul Bley Piano
Lawrence Brown Trombone
Ray Brown Bass
Don Byas Tenor Saxophone
Harry Carney Baritone Saxophone
Benny Carter Alto Saxophone, Arranger
John Collins Guitar
Alix Combelle Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Condon Banjo
Vic Coulson Trumpet
Eugene d'Hellemmes Bass
Ed Van Dever Trumpet
Vic Dickenson Trombone
Charlie Dixon Banjo
Andre Ekyan Alto Saxophone
Roy Eldridge Trumpet
Duke Ellington Piano
Herb Ellis Guitar
Bob Escudero Tuba
Jackie Fields Alto Saxophone
Jimmy Garrison Bass
Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet, Arranger
Stephane Grappelli Piano
Henry Grimes Bass
Joe Guy Trumpet
Earl Hardy Trombone
Clyde Hart Piano
Fletcher Henderson Piano, Arranger
Eddie Heywood Piano
Johnny Hodges Alto Saxophone
Milt Jackson Vibraphone
Hilton Jefferson Alto Saxophone
Budd Johnson Baritone Saxophone
J.J. Johnson Trombone
Hank Jones Piano
Claude Jones Trombone
Dick Katz Piano
John Kirby Bass
Tommy Lindsay Trumpet
Booker Little Trumpet
Leonard Lowry Alto Saxophone
Howard McGhee Trumpet
Glenn Miller Trombone
Thelonious Monk Piano
Eustis Moore Alto Saxophone
Al Morgan Bass
Benny Morton Trombone
Ray Nance Cornet
Fats Navarro Trumpet
Leo Parker Alto Saxophone
Oscar Peterson Piano
Oscar Pettiford Bass
Bill Pierce Tenor Saxophone
Julian Priester Trombone
Russell Procope Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Don Redman Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Arranger
Django Reinhardt Guitar
Allan Reuss Guitar
Gene Rodgers Piano
Sonny Rollins Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Rouse Tenor Saxophone
Pee Wee Russell Clarinet
Curly Russell Bass
James Schenk Bass
Joe Smith Trumpet
Russell Smith Trumpet
Bobby Stark Trumpet
Rex Stewart Cornet
Billy Taylor Bass
Sir Charles Thompson Piano
Wilbur Ware Bass
Ben Webster Tenor Saxophone
Dicky Wells Trombone
Sandy Williams Trombone
Teddy Wilson Piano
Phil Wood Alto Saxophone |
Tracks
1. The Stampede (with Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra)
2. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight (with The Mound City Blue Blowers)
3. Queer Notions (with Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra)
4. It's The Talk Of The Town (with Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra)
5. Honeysuckle Rose
6. Body and Soul
7. The Man I Love
8. Bean At The Met
9. Woody 'n' You
10. I Mean You
11. Bean And The Boys
12. Stuffy
13. Picasso
14. La Rosita
15. Ruby, My Dear
16. Just Friends
17. Crazy Rhythm
18. Driva Man
19. Self Portrait Of The Bean |
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