April in Paris, Featuring Body and Soul

by Coleman Hawkins

Overview

On APRIL IN PARIS, the king of tenor saxophone plays in myriad musical settings recorded over three decades. Hawkins' inimitable dark-toned sound is documented over these ten tracks. However, his classic recordings from the '30s and '40s demonstrate his legacy best. Whether it is "Body and Soul" or "Bouncing With Bean," Hawk's woody, vibrato-laden approach is in full bloom. Songs such as "There Will Never Be Another You," "Little Girl Blue," and "Have you Met Miss Jones?" are enhanced by the delicate and lush sound of a string orchestra. Hawkins, known for a thick, almost abrasive sound, plays lighter and more romantically (a la his friend Lester Young) on these tracks.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/25/2011
Label:	Bluebird
UPC:	0078636106328
Rank:	245434

Tracks

1. What Am I Here For?
2. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
3. Tin Tin Deo
4. All Too Soon
5. 28th and 8th
6. April in Paris
7. How Strange
8. Half Step Down, Please
9. Angel Face
10. Jumping for Jane
11. I Love You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Al Cohn   Guest Artist,Reeds
Zoot Sims   Guest Artist,Reeds
Urbie Green   Guest Artist,Trombone
J.J. Johnson   Guest Artist,Trombone
Max Roach   Guest Artist,Drums
Fats Navarro   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Milt Hinton   Guest Artist,Bass
Benny Carter   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Tosha Samaroff   Violin
David L. Newman   Violin
Stan Kraft   Violin
Al Rudnitsky   Violin
Marion Deveta   Sax (Baritone)
Bud Johnson   Sax (Alto)
Oscar Smith   Bass
Jack Lesburg   Bass
Cy Miroff   Violin
Dave Sarser   Violin
Fred Ohms   Trombone
Eustis Moore   Sax (Alto)
Jo Jones   Drums
James Buffington   French Horn
Charlie Shavers   Trumpet
Gene Rodgers   Piano
Walter Johnson   Drums
Nick Travis   Trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham   Trumpet
Pee Wee Russell   Clarinet
Phil Bodner   Oboe
Phil Kraus   Bells
Nat Pierce   Piano
Osie Johnson   Drums
Hank Jones   Piano
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Chuck Wayne   Guitar
Joe Guy   Trumpet
Barry Galbraith   Guitar
Emmett Berry   Trumpet
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Sam Marowitz   Reeds
Harry Lookofsky   Violin
Danny Polo   Clarinet
Sol Schlinger   Reeds
Bob Brookmeyer   Trombone
Gene Orloff   Violin
J.C. Higginbotham   Trombone
Jack Lesberg   Bass
Alan Schulman   Cello
Tom Mitchell   Trombone
Budd Johnson   Sax (Alto)
Hal McKusick   Reeds
Chauncey Welsch   Trombone
Max Hollander   Violin
Leo Kruczek   Violin
Max Cahn   Violin
Arthur Herbert   Drums
Isadore Zir   Viola
John Williams   Bass
Lawrence Lucie   Guitar
Marty Wilson   Vibraphone
Julius Baker   Flute
Jack Satterfield   Trombone
Lou Oles   Trumpet
Tommy Lindsay   Trumpet
Arnold Eidus   Violin
Jackie Fields   Sax (Alto)
Sid Jekowsky   Flute,Clarinet

Technical Credits

Stephan Storrer   Artwork
Harlan Thompson   Composer
Joe Lopes   Digital Mastering
Frankie Laine   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Chano Pozo   Composer
Victor Herbert   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
Jay Newland   Digital Mastering
Pee Wee Russell   Composer
Nat Pierce   Composer
Hank Jones   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
John Snyder   Digital Producer
Coleman Hawkins   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Robert Katscher   Composer
T. B. Harms   Composer
Tadd Dameron   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Steve Backer   Executive Producer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Frank Driggs   Photography
Gil Fuller   Composer
Harry Archer   Composer
Jacqueline Murphy   Design,Art Direction