Sonny Meets Hawk

[Mel]

Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins

[Mel]

This Coleman Hawkins Is Good!!!

[Mel]

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[john]

thanks mel, love all this stuff.
also been listening to a lot of Ben Webster and Gerry Mulligan (2 of my faves).

[Mel]

I have been listening to some of Ben Webster. He is very good also. I’ll have to check out Gerry Mulligan.

Thanks!

Mel

[john]

Mulligan is a bari player. check out his octet stuff. he usually doesn’t use a piano player in these and writes for a handful of horns, like 3 saxes and a trumpet or bone. this set up has a very cool sound and leaves it more open for the horns…very tasty and interesting stuff from him.

[Z]

Check out King of the Tenors and Soulville by Ben Webster. Those are my two favorite albums of his. Also take a look at Coleman Hawkins Meets Ben Webster, where the two play with the Oscar Peterson Trio. They’re all fantastic albums, and they’re all on YouTube!

[Mel]

Spent the day listening to Gerry Mulligan. Thanks Johnny! There is so much good music of his. I haven’t paid much attention to the baritone saxophone but he sure can play. He has an album with Ben Webster also plus one with Stan Getz. Liked a lot of the piano less music with Chet Baker also. All good stuff!

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