8909x45: The Big Head c/w Platinum Love / Coleman Hawkins
| Label Type : | maroon Mercury 45rpm “Mercury Jazz Series” | |
| Matrix Number : | SIDE-A | C-276-3 |
| SIDE-B | C-278-3 | |
Comments
Equivalent release: Mercury 8909 (78rpm).
with original Mercury 45rpm factory sleeve.
Side-A “The Big Head” can be heard only on this 78rpm/45rpm, while Side-B “Platinum Love” later appeared on Verve MGV-8230 “The Anatomy of Improvisation / Various Artists”.
Track Listing
| SIDE-A | |||
| C 276-5 | The Big Head (Coleman Hawkins) | - | |
| SIDE-B | |||
| C 278-6 | Platinum Love (Coleman Hawkins) | - | |
Personnel
Bennie Green (tb),
J.J. Johnson (tb),
Coleman Hawkins (ts),
Cecil Payne (bs),
Al Haig (p),
John Collins (g),
Nelson Boyd (b),
Shadow Wilson (ds).
Recorded in New York City
on August 29, 1949.
Labels
| Side A | Side B |
|---|---|
![[8909x45 A]](img/8909x45aA.png) |
![[8909x45 B]](img/8909x45aB.png) |
Sleeve
| Side A | Side B |
|---|---|
![[8909x45 SLEEVE FRONT]](img/8909x45a_F.png) |
![[8909x45 SLEEVE BACK]](img/8909x45a_B.png) |