"The Art Of Saxophone" Body And Soul

Coleman Hawkins was one of the early giants of jazz saxophone and "Body and Soul" is one of the reasons why...
...He was blessed with a bold, rich tone that sounded robust on swing numbers and gorgeously lyrical on ballads. He never wrote a better tune than "Body and Soul," a lovely ballad which gave way to one of his very best performances. It's a shaded, detailed performance that expands the melody in unexpected, wonderful ways. In many ways, it was a forward-thinking performance -- it may not have anticipated bop, but the searching, lyrical phrases on Hawkins' solo wouldn't have sounded out of place in the hard bop of the '60s.

Body And Soul:
1 Jump Lester Jump - Lester Young Quintet 2 Body And Soul - Coleman Hawkins Quartet 3 Pennies From Heaven - Ben Webster With Kenny Drew Trio 4 Blue Lou - Benny Carter & His Orchestra 5 All The Things You Are - Don Byas Quartet 6 Hot House - Charlie Parker Quintet 7 Settin' The Pace - Dexter Gordon Quintet 8 Duty Free - Sonny Sitt Quartet 9 I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Jonny Hodges With The Duke Ellington Orchestra 10 Leapin' At Lennox - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Quartet 11 Still Talkin' To Ya - Cannonball Adderley Quintet 12 Out Of Nowhere - Phil Woods With The Benny Carter Quintet 13 Desafinado - The Stan Getz Quartet

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!