Coleman Hawkins

Retrospective (1929-1963)

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AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook

Bluebird does right by one of jazz's finest with this career retrospective charting tenor giant Coleman Hawkins' progress from some early jazz dates with Fletcher Henderson to latter-day sides by vocalese trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Including his classic readings of "Sugar Foot Stomp," "Body and Soul," and "April in Paris," Retrospective also checks in on "Bean"'s memorable stints with McKinney's Cotton Pickers, some of bebop's best, his own outfits, and plenty of all-star contingents. Along for the ride are such venerable stylists as Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Waller, Chu Berry, Sonny Rollins, and Teddy Wilson. A lot of Hawkins and all of it good.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	One Hour (If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight) Henry Creamer / J.P. Johnson	Coleman Hawkins feat: The Mound City Blue Blowers	3:29
2	Hello, Lola! Red McKenzie / Gordon Means	Coleman Hawkins feat: The Mound City Blue Blowers	3:17
3	Miss Hannah John Nesbitt / Don Redman	Coleman Hawkins feat: McKinney's Cotton Pickers	3:01
4	Wherever There's a Will There's a Way Don Redman	Coleman Hawkins feat: McKinney's Cotton Pickers	2:57
5	Sugar Foot Stomp Louis Armstrong / King Oliver	Coleman Hawkins feat: Fletcher Henderson	3:05
6	Sugar Foot Stomp Louis Armstrong / King Oliver	Coleman Hawkins feat: Fletcher Henderson	3:05
7	Hocus Pocus Will Hudson	Coleman Hawkins feat: Fletcher Henderson	3:17
8	When Lights Are Low Benny Carter / Spencer Williams	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lionel Hampton	2:13
9	When Lights Are Low Benny Carter / Spencer Williams	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lionel Hampton	2:06
10	One Sweet Letter from You Lew Brown / Sidney Clare / Harry Warren	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lionel Hampton	3:12
11	Dinah Harry Akst / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lionel Hampton	2:43
12	Dinah Harry Akst / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lionel Hampton	2:44
13	Meet Doctor Foo Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins	2:38
14	Fine Dinner Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins	2:34
15	She's Funny That Way Neil Moret (Chas. N. Daniels) / Richard A. Whiting	Coleman Hawkins	3:14
16	Body and Soul Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour	Coleman Hawkins	3:00
17	When Day Is Done Buddy DeSylva / Robert Katscher	Coleman Hawkins	3:15
18	The Sheik of Araby Harry Beasley Smith / Ted Snyder / Francis Wheeler	Coleman Hawkins	2:56
19	My Blue Heaven Walter Donaldson / George A. Whiting	Coleman Hawkins	2:46
20	Bouncing with Bean Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins	3:03
21	Bugle Call Rag Billy Meyers / Jack Pettis / Elmer Schoebel	Coleman Hawkins feat: The Metronome All-Stars	3:10
22	One O'Clock Jump Count Basie	Coleman Hawkins feat: The Metronome All-Stars	3:24

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Say It Isn't So Irving Berlin	Coleman Hawkins	2:54
2	Spotlite Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins	3:07
3	Indiana Winter Leonard Feather	Coleman Hawkins feat: Esquire All-Americans	2:29
4	Indian Summer Al Dubin / Victor Herbert	Coleman Hawkins feat: Esquire All-Americans	3:07
5	How Did She Look? Gladys Shelley / Abner Silver	Coleman Hawkins feat: Esquire All-Americans	3:00
6	April in Paris Vernon Duke / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	Coleman Hawkins feat: Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra	3:07
7	How Strange Earl Brent / Gus Kahn / Herbert Stothart / Traditional	Coleman Hawkins	3:03
8	Half Step Down, Please Tadd Dameron / Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins	3:03
9	Angel Face Coleman Hawkins / Victor Herbert / Hank Jones	Coleman Hawkins	3:13
10	There Will Never Be Another You Mack Gordon / Harry Warren	Coleman Hawkins feat: Billy Byers	2:58
11	The Bean Stalks Again Coleman Hawkins	Coleman Hawkins feat: Billy Byers	3:26
12	Body and Soul Frank Eyton / Johnny Green / Edward Heyman / Robert Sour	Coleman Hawkins feat: Billy Byers	4:53
13	I Love Paris Cole Porter	Coleman Hawkins feat: Manny Albam	3:31
14	Under Paris Skies Jean Dréjac / Kim Gannon / Hubert Giraud	Coleman Hawkins feat: Manny Albam	2:47
15	I've Got the World on a String Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler	Coleman Hawkins feat: Henry "Red" Allen	5:37
16	Sweet Lorraine Clifford R. Burwell / Mitchell Parish	Coleman Hawkins feat: Henry "Red" Allen	5:35
17	Watermelon Man Herbie Hancock	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan / Jon Hendricks	5:03
18	All the Things You Are Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern	Coleman Hawkins feat: Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan	9:34

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Coleman Hawkins

Retrospective (1929-1963)

AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook

Track Listing - Disc 1

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