Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
1959 studio album by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster is a studio album recorded on October 16, 1957,[ 5] by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster , accompanied by a rhythm section led by Oscar Peterson .[ 6] [ 7]
In the United Kingdom , the album was released with the title Blue Saxophones .[ 8]
Track listing
"Blues for Yolande" (Coleman Hawkins ) – 6:44
"It Never Entered My Mind " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) – 5:47
"La Rosita" (Paul Dupont, Allan Stuart) – 5:02
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To " (Cole Porter ) – 4:15
"Prisoner of Love " (Russ Columbo , Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin ) – 4:13
"Tangerine " (Johnny Mercer , Victor Schertzinger ) – 5:21
"Shine On, Harvest Moon " (Jack Norworth , Nora Bayes ) – 4:49
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums Live albums
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader
Body and Soul (1939–56)/The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956)
Disorder at the Border (1952)
The Hawk Talks (1952–53)
The Hawk Returns (released 1954)
Timeless Jazz (1954)
Accent on Tenor Sax (1955)
The Hawk in Paris (1956)
The Gilded Hawk (1956–57)
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957)
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
The Hawk Flies High (1957)
Bean Bags (and Milt Jackson , 1958)
Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958)
Soul (1958)
The High and Mighty Hawk (1958)
The Saxophone Section (1958)
Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (1959)
Hawk Eyes (1959)
Coleman Hawkins All Stars (with Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas , 1959)
Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Buddy Tate , Arnett Cobb , 1959)
At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1960)
Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
The Hawk Swings (1960)
Jazz Reunion (and Pee Wee Russell, 1961)
The Hawk Relaxes (1961)
Back in Bean's Bag (and Clark Terry , 1962)
Bluesy Burrell (with Kenny Burrell , 1962)
Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
Desafinado (1962)
Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1962)
Good Old Broadway (1962)
Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
Today and Now (1962)
Sonny Meets Hawk! (and Sonny Rollins , 1963)
Wrapped Tight (1965)
The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967)
With others
Further Definitions (Benny Carter , 1951)
All the Cats Join In (Buck Clayton , 1953–56)
Jumpin' at the Woodside (Buck Clayton, 1954–55)
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie , 1939)
Blues Groove (Tiny Grimes , 1958)
At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)
Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln , 1961)
2-3-4 (Shelly Manne , 1962)
Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk , 1957)
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (also Hawkins, 1957)
We Insist! (Max Roach , 1960)
Ben Webster and Associates (1959)
Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston , 1959)
At Newport '63 (Joe Williams , 1963)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
As leader or co-leader
Plays series1955–58 Plays the Songbook (1959)The London House Sessions (1961)Trio & Guests Exclusively for My Friends 1969–79
Hello Herbie (1969)
Motions and Emotions (with Claus Ogerman , 1969)
Another Day (1970)
Tracks (1970)
Tristeza on Piano (1970)
Walking the Line (1970)
Great Connection (1971)
In Tune (and The Singers Unlimited , 1971)
Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
In Tokyo (1972)
Solo (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
The trio (Pablo , 1973)
In Russia (1974)
The Giants (1974)
The Good Life (1974)
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
Porgy and Bess (and Joe Pass , 1975)
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
The Tenor Giants (and Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)
And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1977)
Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
The London Concert (1978)
The Paris Concert (1978)
Digital at Montreux (1979)
Night Child (1979)
Skol (with Stéphane Grappelli , 1979)
With The Trumpet Kings 1980–2004
WithCount Basie or alumni
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
Basie Jazz (Count Basie , 1952)
Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison , 1955)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz , Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
WithBenny Carter WithRoy Eldridge WithElla Fitzgerald Coleman Hawkins and/or Ben Webster WithBuddy Rich With others
The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire , 1952)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis , 1955–56)
Toni (Toni Harper , 1955–56)
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day , 1957)
Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt , 1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown , 1958)
Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
Bill Henderson with (1963)
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan , 1978)
Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
Film soundtracks