Prestige Profiles

Product Description:

Personnel: Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Jerome Richardson (alto saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Idrees Sulieman, Joe Thomas (trumpet); Vic Dickenson (trombone); Ray Bryant, Ronnell Bright, Tommy Flanagan (piano); Major Holley, Ron Carter, Wendell Marshall (bass instrument); Eddie Locke, Gus Johnson, Osie Johnson, Charles Wright (drums).

Recording information: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey; Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1959 - 1962).

Culled from Coleman Hawkins's late-1950s/early-'60s sessions for Prestige Records, this concise 11-track collection presents the tenor saxophone legend relatively late in his career. Although his bop heyday was behind him, Hawkins is in fine form on these lightly swinging tunes (most notably "I'll Never Be the Same" and "In a Mellow Tone"), backed by outstanding musicians such as guitarist Kenny Burrell, pianist Red Garland, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. This solid 2005 set also includes a bonus disc that compiles Prestige tracks by fellow sax players Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Stan Getz, and Zoot Sims, along with other jazz luminaries.