jongordonmusic (March 28, 2008 at 2:03 am)

Hey isn't that Oliver Jackson on drums?

southjk (March 25, 2008 at 3:15 am)

thanks for posting this

GolumTR (February 23, 2008 at 10:49 pm)

That's why I wrote dueling with Armstrong rather than playing. They had to fight hard to be the dominant soloist.Even though they didn't like each other, Hawkins couldn't cut Armstrong with that ragtime slap tonging he was doing. A human being can hold that up long enough to compete with a man like Louis.Once he incorporated Armstrong-style legato phrasing into his technique, he would become Coleman Hawkins all over again.

JosephNScott (February 23, 2008 at 10:18 pm)

"I don't think Louis influenced Coleman Hawkins, except unconsciously, because Coleman hated Louis. It was when I was in the Fletcher Henderson band that I learned about this. I knew Hawk then and he just couldn't even stand the name Armstrong. I used to love Louis so much and when I'd speak about him Hawkins didn't like it at all." -- Cootie Williams

GolumTR (February 23, 2008 at 5:42 pm)

I've never heard of Prince Robinson. But if you listen to Bean's early records he's still adapting Sidney Bechet's style to the instrument. In fact, Coleman would deny that early records were recordings of him, embarressed by what he saw as a primitive style.Only after dueling with Armstrong in the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra would he become the Hawk we know and love.

pandapatrol26 (January 21, 2008 at 3:46 pm)

i love bebop.

JosephNScott (November 20, 2007 at 11:00 am)

Hawkins was known as the "Hawk" (as in album _The Hawk Flies High_) or "Bean" (as in album _Bean And The Boys_). According to Hawkins there were good tenor saxophonists before him, such as Prince Robinson.

saxocopter (November 14, 2007 at 2:49 pm)

You're right...who could forget their amazing performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival?

MagicRain505 (November 13, 2007 at 2:19 am)

Actually it's 'Bean', but I got you xD. And PLEASE don't leave out Gonsalves. Paul Gonsalves + Duke = BADASS COMBINATION.

kpjjazz (November 11, 2007 at 10:54 am)

The tune is 'Crazy Rhythm'. Jim.