Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-26013: The Bean

MG-26013: The Bean / Coleman Hawkins

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG26013A M B
	SIDE-B	MG26013B M B

Comments

All tunes are also available on EP-1-6029 and EP-1-6030.

Inside The Groove

Coleman Hawkins' awesome leader sessions in 1944, from original Keynote recordings.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Keynote label had released tons of fine jazz recordings from Dixieland style, pre-bop mainstream jazz to post-bop progressive style and many more. Definitely one of the most important jazz labels in the middle 1940s.

This EmArcy 10-inch LP contains Coleman Hawkins' sessions, all recorded in 1944. Side-A features Coleman Hawkins' first Keynote session, with such jazz greats as Teddy Wilson and Roy Eldridge. Roy, Teddy and “The Hawk” presents awesome performances here. A great mainstream session indeed. B-3 and B-4 are from the “Coleman Hawkins' All American Four” session - Teddy and the Hawk plays so beautiful and aggressive improvisations. The last session, B-1 and B-2, also proves that the Hawk and Teddy surely were in their best condition.

Superb mainstream performances in the middle 1940s.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

10 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	KHL10-2	'S Wonderful	-
A-2	KHL9-3	I Only Have Eyes For You	-
A-3	KHL12-3	Bean At The Met	-
A-4	KHL11-1	I'm In The Mood For Love	-
SIDE-B
B-1	HL67-4	A Shanty In Old Shanty Town	-
B-2	HL66-3	Beyond The Blue Horison	-
B-3	HL33-2	Make Believe	-
B-4	HL35-1	Just One Of Those Things	-

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4:
Roy Eldridge (tp), Coleman Hawkins (ts),
Teddy Wilson (p), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (ds).
Recorded in New York City on January 31, 1944.

B-3, B-4:
Coleman Hawkins (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), John Kirby (b), Sid Catlett (ds).
Recorded in New York City on May 29, 1944.

B-1, B-2:
Buck Clayton (tp), Coleman Hawkins (ts),
Teddy Wilson (p), Slam Stewart (b), Denzil Best (ds).
Recorded in New York City on October 17, 1944.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Coleman Hawkins (ts) :

EmArcy MG-26013 10-inch : The Bean
EmArcy MGE-26011 / SRE-66011 : Coleman Hawkins & The Trumpet Kings

Mercury MG-35007 / MG VOL.6 10-inch : Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 6
Mercury MG VOL.14 10-inch : Jazz At The Philharmonic Volume 14
Mercury MG-25071 10-inch : Trombone Time / Various Artists
Mercury MG C-508 / MG C-608 : Jazz At The Philharmonic - How High The Moon
Mercury MG-20016 : Tenor Jazz / Various Artists
Limelight LM-82017 / LS-86017 : Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert / Various Artists