Rainbow Mist

Coleman Hawkins | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (April 16, 1995)
• Label: Delmark
• ASIN: B000004BGL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,840,475 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rainbow Mist

2. Woody 'N You

3. Bu-Dee-Daht

4. Disorder at the Border

5. Yesterdays

6. Feeling Zero

7. Salt Peanuts

8. Uptown Lullaby

9. Pick-Up Boys

10. Porgy

11. Concerto for Tenor

12. Taps Miller

13. I Can't Get Started

14. Sweet and Lovely

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential, historical music., December 3, 2000

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"jazzfanmn" (St Cloud, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rainbow Mist (Audio CD)

Coleman Hawkins was the first important tenor in jazz, a true legend, he was an innovator and a vital influence for fourty years. Every jazz collection needs to include some Hawk, and few cds are more essential than this one. Famous for including what is considered the first be-bop recording, Dizzy Gillspie's "Woody'n You", this is a cd that is not short on classic performances. The opening track is a beautiful reworking of Hawk's signature piece, "Body and Soul", titled "Rainbow Mist". The legendary recording of "Woody'n You" has a hard swinging Hawk totally digging into the music, and one of Gillespie's first great solos. Adding to this cd's value, there is the spirited initial recording of "Salt Peanuts", and several high energy solos from fellow saxmen Ben Webster and George Auld. Hearing Hawk in his early prime as well as young future icons such as Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Pettiford, and Max Roach makes this cd a must have. This music is classic and inspired, and belongs in every jazz listener's library.