Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins – Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1963)
[2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 276 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.72 GB (SACD ISO) + 861 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CIPJ 26 SA | Genre: Swing
This set documents a historic occasion. Although Coleman Hawkins had been an admirer of Duke Ellington’s music for at least 35 years at this point and Ellington had suggested they record together at least 20 years prior to their actual meeting in 1962, this was their first (and only) meeting on record. Although it would have been preferable to hear the great tenor performing with the full orchestra, his meeting with Ellington and an all-star group taken out of the big band does feature such greats as Ray Nance on cornet and violin, trombonist Lawrence Brown, altoist Johnny Hodges, and baritonist Harry Carney. Continue reading “Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins – Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1963) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”