Rainbow Mist

by Coleman Hawkins

Overview

Hawkins was always an open-minded musician. A very advanced player even when he first emerged with Fletcher Henderson's orchestra in the '20s, by the '40s he may have been technically middle-aged but remained a young thinker. For his recording session of February 16, 1944, the great tenor invited some of the most promising younger players (including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, bassist Oscar Pettiford, and drummer Max Roach) and the result was the very first bebop on records. During their two sessions, the large ensemble recorded six selections, including Gillespie's "Woody'n You," Hawk's "Disorder at the Border," and a new treatment of "Body and Soul" by the tenorman that he retitled "Rainbow Mist." Also on this highly recommended CD are four titles matching together the tenors of Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Georgie Auld (with trumpeter Charlie Shavers included as a bonus) and a session from Auld's big band, highlighted by Sonny Berman's trumpet solo on "Taps Miller." ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/1993
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153045920
Rank:	135465

Tracks

1. Rainbow Mist
2. Woody 'N You
3. Bu-Dee-Daht
4. Disorder at the Border
5. Yesterdays
6. Feeling Zero
7. Salt Peanuts
8. Uptown Lullaby
9. Pick-Up Boys
10. Porgy
11. Concerto for Tenor
12. Taps Miller
13. I Can't Get Started
14. Sweet and Lovely

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Georgie Auld   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Ben Webster   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Max Roach   Guest Artist,Drums
Oscar Pettiford   Guest Artist,Bass
Howard McGhee   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Al Cohn   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Don Byas   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Manny Fox   Trumpet
Irving Roth   Sax (Tenor)
Vic Coulson   Trumpet
Israel Crosby   Bass,Piano
Clyde Hart   Piano
Charlie Shavers   Trumpet
Morris Rayman   Bass
George Schwartz   Trumpet
Bobby Lord   Trombone
Ed Van Dever   Trumpet
Rudy DeLuca   Trombone
Harry Biss   Piano
Billy Rowland   Piano
Gene Zanoni   Sax (Alto)
Hy White   Guitar
Jerry Dorn   Trombone
Leonard Lowry   Sax (Alto)
Specs Powell   Drums
Sonny Berman   Trumpet
Lou Fromm   Drums
Musky Ruffo   Sax (Alto)
Ray Abrams   Sax (Tenor)
Budd Johnson   Brass,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Leo Parker   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Paul Underwood   Restoration,Process Engineering
Count Basie   Composer
Jack Towers   Disc Transfers,Digital Transfers
Thad Jones   Composer
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Al Brandtner   Cover Design,Package Design
George Fletcher   Photography
Jerome Kern   Composer
Steve Wagner   Producer
Bob Russell   Composer
Kenny Clarke   Composer
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra   Performer
J.P. Johnson   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Jules LeMare   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer
Randy Kling   Mastering
Otto Harbach   Composer
Roger Seibel   Pre-Mastering,CD Pre-Mastering
Dan Morgenstern   Liner Notes
Buck Clayton   Composer
Budd Johnson   Composer
Georgie Auld   Performer
Harry Tobias   Composer
Dave Jones   Quality Control
Coleman Hawkins   Composer
Ben Webster   Performer
Charlie Hart   Composer
Gus Arnheim   Composer
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra   Performer