Coleman Hawkins

[Admin]

Coleman recorded Angel Eyes on this date in 1947



Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Thedore "Fats" Navarro (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Budd Johnson (as); Marion De Veta (bs);
Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g); Jack Lesberg (b); Max Roach (d) Written By -- Jones / Hawkins
New York, December 11, 1947

[billf]

Love Hawkins in the bop era. On this ballad track the hot young talent don't get a chance to blow, as they do on this winning album:

[tom1960]

Thanks Bill for mentioning this release. I see it's available on Spotify. I will check this out later and post my impressions.