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| 1. | Yesterdays
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| 2. | All the Things You Are
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| 3. | Summertime
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| 4. | Just Friends
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| 5. | Lover Man
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| 6. | At McKie's
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| 7. | You Are My Lucky Star
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| 8. | I Could Write a Book
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| 9. | There Will Never Be Another You
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Jazz
Recorded: February & July 1963, RCA Victor Studios, New York, New York
Sonny Rollins - Sax (Tenor)
Billy Higgins - Drums
Bob Cranshaw - Bass
Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor)
Don Cherry - Trumpet
Henry Grimes - Bass
Paul Bley - Piano
Roy McCurdy - Drums
This 1999 reissue contains three bonus tracks not on the original release.
All tracks have been digitally remastered. 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.
Includes liner notes by Loren Schoenberg.
* Chuck Stewart - Photography
* Dennis Ferrante - Remastering
* George Avakian - Producer
* Griffin Norman - Design
* Janet DeMatteis - Art Direction
* Loren Schoenberg - Liner Notes
* Mickey Crofford - Engineer
* Orrin Keepnews - Producer
* Paul Goodman - Engineer
* Ray Hall - Engineer
* Steve Backer - Executive Producer
This is a truly strange (but, ultimately, pretty great) conglomeration of material: tracks one through six comprise a tenor saxophone summit meeting of sorts between bebop master Sonny Rollins and pre-bop elder statesman Coleman Hawkins, with Paul Bley on piano, drummer Roy McCurdy and the bass chair alternating between Henry Grimes and Bob Cranshaw. Tracks seven through nine find Rollins paired with trumpeter Don Cherry, with Grimes on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. Though it's the Rollins-Hawkins material that gets top billing here -- and make no mistake, there are some great moments on those tracks, especially on their version of "Yesterdays" -- it's hard not to feel that the more quirky and adventurous spirit brought by Don Cherry to his performances creates a more exciting mood. The lack of a piano on the CherryRollins numbers leaves tons of open space, and Cherry and Rollins take turns roaming it freely on "You Are My Lucky Star," "I Could Write a Book" and "There Will Never Be Another You." The sound quality is better on those tracks, too. But there's also lots to enjoy in the juxtaposition of Rollins' hard, edgy bop tone and Hawkins' famously mellow, vibrato-laden sound.
--- Rick Anderson, All Music Guide |
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