Coleman Hawkins - 1945
 | Primary Artist |
| Coleman Hawkins |
| Album Title |
| 1945 |
| Release Date |
| June 24, 1997 |
| Time |
| 64:57 |
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Covering in detail a timeline from January 1944 to October 1945, this chapter in the Classics
Coleman Hawkins chronology presents recordings he made for the Asch, Selmer, Capitol, Super Disc and V-Disc labels during what was an exciting and transitional period in the evolution of jazz. During the '40s
Hawkins was deliberately aligning himself with young and innovative players; four of the sessions feature trumpeter
Howard Mcghee and pianist
Sir Charles Thompson; bassist
Oscar Pettiford was also an integral part of
Hawk's mid-'40s West Coast band.
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