Sonny Meets Hawk! is a 1963 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, with Coleman Hawkins appearing as guest artist.[5] It was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in New York City on July 15 and 18, 1963. The album features some of Rollins's most avant-garde playing.[6]
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| Released | October 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 15 (#1–2, 5) and 18 (#3–4, 6), 1963 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:21 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM-2712 | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The album marks the first time the two saxophonists had entered a recording studio together, although they had appeared on stage together briefly that same year at the Newport Jazz Festival.[7]
Track listing
edit- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 5:13
- "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 9:33
- "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:58
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:40
- "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" – (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, James Sherman) – 8:54
- "At McKies'" (Rollins) – 7:03
Personnel
edit- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Paul Bley – piano
- Roy McCurdy – drums
- Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1, 2, and 5) – recorded July 15
- Henry Grimes – bass (tracks 3, 4, and 6) – recorded July 18
References
edit- ^ Billboard Oct 26, 1963
- ^ Down Beat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ arwulf arwulf at allmusic
- ^ "On Intergenerational Jazz Performance". 2 July 2018.
- ^ Original liner notes by producer George Avakian