Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster Explained

Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster
Cover:	HawkinsWebster.jpg
Released:	November 1959
Recorded:	October 16, 1957 Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:11
Label:	Verve MG V-8327 / MG VS-6066
Chronology:	Coleman Hawkins
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Prev Year:	1957
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Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster is a studio album recorded on October 16, 1957,^[1] by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster, accompanied by a rhythm section led by Oscar Peterson.^[2]

In the United Kingdom, the album was released with the title Blue Saxophones.

Track listing

1. "Blues for Yolande" (Coleman Hawkins) – 6:44
2. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:47
3. "La Rosita" (Paul Dupont, Allan Stuart) – 5:02
4. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 4:15
5. "Prisoner of Love" (Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin) – 4:13
6. "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 5:21
7. "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (Jack Norworth, Nora Bayes) – 4:49

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Alvin Stoller – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Album Review: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster, About.com Jazz. . 2012-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505221211/http://jazz.about.com/od/classicalbums/fr/Album-Review-Coleman-Hawkins-Encounters-Ben-Webster.htm . 2012-05-05 . dead .
2. Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017