Pee Wee Russell & Coleman Hawkins - Jazz Reunion (Pure Pleasure)
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Clarinet – Pee Wee Russell
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (A1-2, B1-3) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Coleman Hawkins]
Bass – Milt Hinton [Click here to see more vinyl featuring Milt Hinton]
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Nat Pierce
Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer (A1-2, B1-3)
Trumpet – Emmett Berry (A1-2, B1-3)
Written by Henry Creamer (A1), James Price Johnson (A1), Chano Pozo (A2), Gil Fuller (A2), Buddy Bregman (A3, B2), Milt Hinton (A3), Nat Pierce (A3, B2), Pee Wee Russell (A3, B2), Carl Sigman (B1), Duke Ellington (B1, B3)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Pure Pleasure
Original Label : Candid
Recorded February 23, 1962 at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, New York
Engineered by Bob D'Orleans
Produced by Nat Hentoff
Originally released in 1961
Tracks:
Side A:
- If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
- Tin Tin Deo
- Mariooch
Side B:
- All Too Soon
- 28th And 8th
- What Am I Here For
Reviews:
“Beautifully recorded, this stereo release sounds much fresher than the mono original I've been listening to for years. There's no artificial left-right separation, and the instrumental solos are beautifully presented – there is an enormous amount of air surrounding the vibration of the reed sound on the solos, resulting in a startling facsimile of these legends standing between the speakers, replaying these tunes…Pure Pleasure has done a great job in improving on an old master." Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi+
“This LP (whose contents have been reissued on CD) features a reunion between tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell; they revisit "If I Could Be with You," a song they had recorded together in a classic version back in 1929. Russell was beginning to perform much more modern material than the Dixieland music associated with the Eddie Condon players and on this set (which also features trumpeter Emmett Berry, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, pianist Nat Pierce, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Jo Jones), he plays a couple of Duke Ellington tunes, two originals and "Tin Tin Deo." Hawkins is also in fine form and this somewhat surprising program is quite successful.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.43 / 5 ; Hi-Fi+ : Recording = 10/10 , Music = 9/10