Pee Wee Russell & Coleman Hawk – Jazz Reunion [CD]

Description

This superb recording features a reunion of two of jazz’s finest – tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell.At the time of this session, the two had not been on a recording date together in 32 years.Here they revisit “If Could Be With You One Hour”, a song they first recorded in a classic version back in 1929. Pee Wee Russell, though often mistakenly associated only with Dixieland jazz, defied classification.His unorthodox playing and highly individualistic and spontaneous clarinet style pushed boundaries. Coleman Hawkins is almost unanimously considered to be one of the first prominent saxophonists of jazz, and he had a crucial role in the development of bebop in the 1940s.This brand new reissue of the 1961 album is available on CD and LP (180g) and has been remastered from the original Candid Records master tapes by Bernie Grundman.