So we’ll have some saxophone this week. Just music; no exegesis. Today is the incomparable Coleman Hawkins. These are my two favorites:
“Body and Soul” from 1939:
“The Man I Love” from 1943:
Nine minutes of saxtasy: Coleman Hawkins
April 11, 2011 • 2:57 am
loves me some Bean in the AM–thanks!
Well, you’re up mighty early.
Body and Soul is one of the well-played CDs on my iPod.
You shoulda mentioned Eddie Haywood on piano in “The Man I Love”. That cat was worth the price of admission. Can you imagine a modern headline artist giving half of a song to someone else, before playing his/her first note? Astonishing.
My contribution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_gHFNDb0Fo&feature=related
I know everyone loves FATS, but in case there are people who have been in convents or video rooms their entire life, the above is just a start (love the disc pic.)
Just a follow up to probably FATS best known piece (great sound quality too.)
A great artist.
Sorry forgot to paste the link
My timing truly sucks. Saturday I took my main PC in to the shop to have data transferred to a newly purchased one. So I am relegated to using an ancient computer that chisles out responses to my internet queries on stone tablets: no way that it is going to play videos.
And this is the week you choose to showcase my favorite jazz ax and the exquisite Hawk. Fortunately it will still be here when my technology is back in place.
It ain’t necessarily so Nick (what a great title for a tune)
The internet might ‘plode ‘teen now & then. Meanwhile I’m listenin’ to these cats while you grind your teeth 🙂
P.S. My sympathies
Sweet and smooth
Yay! Sax week! I can’t wait for some Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, and Charley Parker.
A collection of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young remains one of my jazz favorites to this day.