The Jazz Version of No Strings explained

The Jazz Version of No Strings
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Coleman Hawkins
Cover:	The Jazz Version of No Strings.jpg
Released:	June 1962
Recorded:	March 30 and April 3, 1962
Studio:	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:29
Label:	Moodsville MV 25
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Coleman Hawkins
Prev Title:	Good Old Broadway
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate!
Next Year:	1962

The Jazz Version of No Strings (complete title The Coleman Hawkins Quartet Play The Jazz Version of No Strings) is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring tracks from the musical drama No Strings written by Richard Rodgers, which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Richard Rodgers

1. "Look No Further" - 4:28
2. "La La La" - 3:18
3. "Nobody Told Me" - 3:20
4. "Maine" - 3:11
5. "Loads of Love" - 4:10
6. "The Sweetest Sounds" - 4:17
7. "Be My Host" - 3:03
8. "The Man Who Has Everything" - 5:56
9. "No Strings" - 4:44

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Major Holley - bass
• Eddie Locke - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-moodsville-series/#mvlp-25 Prestige Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-version-of-no-strings-mw0000892326 Allmusic Review