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| 1. | Introduction
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| 2. | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
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| 3. | Day By Day
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| 4. | Embraceable You
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| 5. | Moonglow
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| 6. | Sweet Georgia Brown
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Jazz
Recorded: Friday evening, July 5, 1957, Freebody Park, Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI.
Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Jo Jones - drum
Al McKibbon - bass instrument
Ray Bryant - piano
Pete Brown - alto saxophone
By the late 1950s, Coleman Hawkins's influence on the saxophone had been so thoroughly assimilated that it was easy to take it for granted. Yet one listen to his set at 1957's Newport Jazz Festival reconfirms his status as one of the pioneers of the instrument. Hawkins helped invent the modern jazz vocabulary with his forceful tone and nimble facility, and those qualities shine through on his interpretations of "I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me," "Embraceable You," and "Sweet Georgia Brown," among others. The all-star backing band--which includes drummer Jo Jones, trumpeter Roy Eldridge, and saxophonist Pete Brown--raises the bar further. The 2007 reissue boasts crisply remastered sound.
Verve's Norman Granz took his microphones and equipment to the fourth annual Newport Jazz Festival in July of 1957 and recorded extensively there, catching several live sets by both established and up-and-coming jazz artists in wonderfully clear sonic fullness, including this Friday evening kickoff set in Freebody Park from an all-star band led by the legendary tenor saxman Coleman Hawkins and including Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Pete Brown on alto sax, Ray Bryant on piano, Al McKibbon on bass, and Jo Jones on drums. It's a joyous affair driven by Jones' propulsive drumming and a couple of well-placed ballads like "Day by Day" interspersed through the set before the whole band jumps in for a rousing finale on the old chestnut "Sweet Georgia Brown," which here sounds wonderfully fresh and agile. The performance was originally released by Verve on LP in 1958 and now, some 50 years later, on CD. The sound quality is remarkable, with studio-level clarity while still capturing the energy, intimacy, and vitality of a festive live gig, complete with introductions and announcements, all of which makes this a delightful snapshot of a veteran band of musicians who are doing what they do best.
---Steve Leggett, All Music Guide |
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