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Music > Jazz
Coleman Hawkins' adventures as an American jazzman in Holland
during the mid-'30s have been documented with regularity by
numerous reissue labels. Dutch Treat!, Avid's 1998 double-disc
anthology, appears to be the most thorough of them all, as it
examines the recorded evidence in detail, presenting 25 masters and
24 alternate takes recorded in The Hague, Laren, and Hilversum
between February 4, 1935, and June 14, 1938. Hawkins glows in the
full glory of his early maturity, merrily jamming among capable
players with names like Toon Diepenbroeck, Sal Doof, Kees
Kranenburg, Wim Poppink, George van Helvoirt, and Andre Van Den
Ouderaa. Hawkins is heard with a nine-piece ensemble known as the
Ramblers and in trio and duet performances with drummer Maurice van
Kleef and pianist Freddy Johnson. Vocals on "Some of These Days,"
"I Only Have Eyes for You," and "Hands Across the Table" were sung
by Anny de Reuver, and Hawkins used his handsome speaking voice on
"What Harlem Is to Me." A number of Hawk's original compositions
are mixed in with swing standards and Tin Pan Alley pop tunes. They
are "Swinging in the Groove," "Blues Evermore," "Well, All Right
Then," "Something Is Gonna Give Me Away," "Netcha's Dream," and "A
Strange Fact," known to the Dutch as "Een Vreemd Feit." The
inclusion of alternate takes -- placed on a second disc so as to
avoid repetition -- makes this a richly rewarding treat for those
who love Coleman Hawkins and want to hear how good he sounded
wherever he went during his amazing European sojourn during the
years immediately preceding the Second World War. ~ arwulf arwulf
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Concentrating on Les Paul's mid-1940s period jazz work, this double
disc set contains rare tracks and well as collaborations with
masters of the genre such as Art Tatum and Nat King Cole. Paul
would go on to produce pop hits with Mary Ford at Capitol records
at the end of the decade, but this collection serves as an
important document of his roots.
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