Jazz
Coleman Hawkins Tenor Saxophone
Roy Eldridge Trumpet
Teddy Wilson Piano
Billy Taylor Bass
Cozy Cole Drums
Oscar Peterson Piano
Herb Ellis Guitar
Ray Brown Bass
Alvin Stoller Drums
Israel Crosby Bass
Buck Clayton Trumpet
Slam Stewart Bass
Denzil Best Drums
John Kirby Bass
Sidney Catlett Drums
Joe Thomas Trumpet
Trummy Young Trombone
Earl Hines Piano
Teddy Walters Guitar
Ben Webster Tenor Saxophone
"I began tracking down Coleman Hawkins records in the early Forties, [including] 'Just One More Chance' and 'The Father Co-operates'." So says tenor-saxophone legend Sonny Rollins, who confirms that he waited outside Hawkins' s home just to get his autograph. It was Hawkins's mature sound, and his serious demeanor on ballads, Rollins asserts, that made his idol the father of modern jazz. |
