Bean and the Boys [High Note]

by Coleman Hawkins

Overview

Coleman Hawkins is featured with several different groups in this collection of broadcasts recorded between 1950 and 1958. Whether the setting is swing or bop, his majestic tone and inventive improvisations stand the test of time very well. Hawkins' "Rifftide" (based on the changes to "Oh Lady Be Good") is a solid performance that originates from the Apollo Theater with an unknown but very good rhythm section. Pianist Kenny Drew, trombonist Bennie Green, bassist Tommy Potter, and drummer Art Taylor back the tenor saxophonist on his up-tempo blues "Disorder at the Border" and a foot-tapping take of "The Man I Love," while Green sits out the inevitable request for "Body and Soul," heard in yet another rhapsodic interpretation. Johnny Acea, Al Lucas, and Osie Johnson provide the support for yet another swinging take of "Disorder at the Border" as well as a dramatic reading of "Yesterdays," while tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet trades solos with Hawkins on a whirlwind romp through the leader's "Bean and the Boys" (a reworking of "Lover, Come Back to Me"). Wrapping up the CD is a nonet performance of "Avalon," which includes Pee Wee Russell, Charlie Shavers, J. C. Higginbotham, and Willie "The Lion" Smith in a cooking Dixieland setting. This reissue should be an essential acquisition for fans of Coleman Hawkins. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2001
Label:	Highnote Records
UPC:	0632375707521
Rank:	174554

Tracks

1. Disorder at the Border
2. Yesterdays
3. Bean and the Boys
4. Disorder at the Border
5. Rifftide
6. Body and Soul
7. The Man I Love
8. Avalon

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist
Kenny Drew   Guest Artist
Bennie Green   Guest Artist
Art Taylor   Guest Artist
J.C. Higginbotham   Guest Artist,Trombone
Osie Johnson   Guest Artist,Drums
Pee Wee Russell   Guest Artist,Clarinet
Willie "The Lion" Smith   Guest Artist
Tommy Potter   Bass
Al Lucas   Bass
John "Johnny" Adriano Acea   Piano
Harry Sheppard   Vibraphone
Vinnie Burke   Bass
Dicky Thompson   Guitar
Sonny Greer   Drums
Charlie Shavers   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Bob Porter   Compilation Producer
Al Jolson   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Coleman Hawkins   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Vincent Rose   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Malcolm Addey   Remastering
Hal Wilson   Digital Imaging
Jerome Kern   Composer
Otto Harbach   Composer
Loren Schoenberg   Liner Notes
Ira Gershwin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer