| Jazz Reunion | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 23, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Candid CJM 8020/CJS 9020 | |||
| Producer | Nat Hentoff | |||
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Jazz Reunion is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Candid label. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Russell was beginning to perform much more modern material than the Dixieland music ... Hawkins is also in fine form and this somewhat surprising program is quite successful". [5]
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