Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster

Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
Studio album by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster
Released	November 1959
Recorded	October 16, 1957 Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:11
Label	Verve MG V-8327 / MG VS-6066
Coleman Hawkins chronology
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1959) The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
Ben Webster chronology
Soulville (1957) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957) The Soul of Ben Webster (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

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

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

References

1. Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster at AllMusic
2. DeMichael, Don (February 4, 1960). "Coleman Hawkins-Ben Webster: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 3. p. 28.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 98. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 668. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "Album Review: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster, About.com Jazz". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
6. Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster at AllMusic
7. Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
8. Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster at Discogs (list of releases)