Published on Sep 9, 2014
This music belongs in every serious jazz collection.
00:00 Meet Doctor Foo 2:32
02:32 Fine Dinner 2:33
05:05 She's Funny That Way 3:14
08:19 Body and Soul 3:00
11:19 When Day Is Done 3:15
14:34 The Sheik of Araby 2:56
17:30 My Blue Heaven 2:46
20:16 Bouncing with Bean 3:03
23:19 Say It Isn't So 2:57
26:16 Spotlite 3:06
29:22 April in Paris 3:06
32:28 How Strange 3:02
35:30 Half Step Down, Please 3:02
38:32 Angel Face 3:12
41:44 There Will Never Be Another You 2:57
44:41 The Bean Stalks Again 3:24
48:05 Body and Soul 4:51
52:56 I Love Paris 3:30
56:26 Under Paris Skies 2:45
review by Scott Yanow
In 1939, Hawkins returned to the U.S. after five years in Europe, and it took him very little time to reassert his prior dominance as king of the tenors. This set starts off with the session that resulted in Hawk's classic version of Body and Soul, teams him with Benny Carter (on trumpet) for some hot swing (including a memorable rendition of My Blue Heaven), and then finds Hawkins using younger musicians (including trumpeter Fats Navarro and trombonist J.J. Johnson) on some advanced bop originals highlighted by Half Step Down Please. The remainder of this set is also good, but less historic, with Hawkins being well-showcased with three larger groups in 1956, culminating in a remake of Body and Soul. .
00:00 Meet Doctor Foo 2:32
02:32 Fine Dinner 2:33
05:05 She's Funny That Way 3:14
08:19 Body and Soul 3:00
11:19 When Day Is Done 3:15
14:34 The Sheik of Araby 2:56
17:30 My Blue Heaven 2:46
20:16 Bouncing with Bean 3:03
23:19 Say It Isn't So 2:57
26:16 Spotlite 3:06
29:22 April in Paris 3:06
32:28 How Strange 3:02
35:30 Half Step Down, Please 3:02
38:32 Angel Face 3:12
41:44 There Will Never Be Another You 2:57
44:41 The Bean Stalks Again 3:24
48:05 Body and Soul 4:51
52:56 I Love Paris 3:30
56:26 Under Paris Skies 2:45
review by Scott Yanow
In 1939, Hawkins returned to the U.S. after five years in Europe, and it took him very little time to reassert his prior dominance as king of the tenors. This set starts off with the session that resulted in Hawk's classic version of Body and Soul, teams him with Benny Carter (on trumpet) for some hot swing (including a memorable rendition of My Blue Heaven), and then finds Hawkins using younger musicians (including trumpeter Fats Navarro and trombonist J.J. Johnson) on some advanced bop originals highlighted by Half Step Down Please. The remainder of this set is also good, but less historic, with Hawkins being well-showcased with three larger groups in 1956, culminating in a remake of Body and Soul. .
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