The Bebop Years

Album The Bebop Years by Coleman Hawkins

Album art work of The Bebop Years by Coleman Hawkins
The Bebop Years
Disc #-Track #Song
Composer Lyrics Arranger
Musicinas
Additional Musicinas Group Name Soloists
Recording DateRecording LocationAttribution
1-1Body And Soul

Music:Johnny Green , Lyrics:Edward Heyman,Frank Eyton,Robert Sour
Eustis Moore,Jackie Fields(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Joe Guy,Tommy Lindsay(tp),Earl Hardy(tb),William Oscar Smith(gt),Gene Rodgers(p),Arthur Herbert(d) 10/11 1939
  • NY,NY
    1-2Dinah

    Music:Sam Lewis, Harry Akst, Joe Young
    Lionel Hampton Orchestra
    Coleman Hawkins(ts),Edmond Hall(cl),Benny Carter(tp),Freddie Green(gt),Lionel Hampton(vib),Joe Sullivan(p),Artie Bernstein(b),Zutty Singleton(d)
    12/21 1939
    • NY,NY
      1-3When Day Is Done

      Music:Robert Katscher
      Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Danny Polo(cl),Benny Carter(tp),J.C. Higginbotham(tb),Lawrence Lucie(gt),Gene Rodgers(p),Johnny Williams(b),Walter Johnson(d)
      1/3 1940
      • NY,NY
        1-4Smack

        Music:Leonard Feather
        The Chocolate Dandies
        Benny Carter(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Bernard Addison(gt),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d)
        5/25 1940
        • NY,NY
          1-5I Surrender, Dear

          Music:Harry Barris
          The Chocolate Dandies
          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Bernard Addison(gt),Benny Carter(p),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d)
          5/25 1940
          • NY,NY
            1-6I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me

            Music:Jimmy McHugh , Lyrics:Clarence Gaskill
            The Chocolate Dandies
            Benny Carter(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Bernard Addison(gt),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d)
            5/25 1940
            • NY,NY
              1-7Dedication

              Music:Leonard Feather
              The Chocolate Dandies
              Coleman Hawkins(ts),Bernard Addison(gt),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d)
              5/25 1940
              • NY,NY
                1-8Rocky Comfort

                Music:Coleman Hawkins
                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Gene Fields(gt),Gene Rodgers(p),Billy Taylor(b),J.C. Heard(d) & His Orchestra
                Ernie Powell,Eustis Moore,Jackie Fields(as),Kermitt Scott(ts),Joe Guy,Nelson Bryant,Tommy Lindsay,Tommy Stevenson(tp),Claude Jones,Sandy Williams,William Cato(tb)
                8/9 1940
                • NY,NY
                • Big Band
                1-9One O’Clock Jump

                Music:Count Basie , Lyrics:Jon Hendricks,Lee Gaines
                Metronome All Stars
                Benny Carter,Nuncio “Toots” Mondello(as),Coleman Hawkins,Tex Beneke(ts),Benny Goodman(cl),Cootie Williams,Harry James,Ziggy Elman(tp),J.C. Higginbotham,Tommy Dorsey(tb),Charlie Christian(gt),Count Basie(p),Artie Bernstein(b),Buddy Rich(d)
                1/16 1941
                • NY,NY
                • Big Band
                1-109:20 Special

                Music:Earl Warren , Lyrics:Buster Harding(arr)
                Count Basie Orchestra
                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Freddie Green(gt),Count Basie(p),Walter Page(b),Jo Jones(d) & Count Basie Orchestra
                Earl Warren,Tab Smith(as),Buddy Tate,Don Byas(ts),Jack Washington(bs),Al Killian,Buck Clayton,Ed Lewis,Harry “Sweets” Edison(tp),Dan Minor,Dickie Wells,Ed Cuffee(tb)
                4/10 1941
                • Chicago,IL,(NY,NY)
                • Big Band
                1-11Feedin’ The Bean

                Music:Count Basie, Buddy Bregman , Lyrics:Count Basie(arr)
                Count Basie Orchestra
                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Freddie Green(gt),Count Basie(p),Walter Page(b),Jo Jones(d) & Count Basie Orchestra
                Earl Warren,Tab Smith(as),Buddy Tate,Don Byas(ts),Jack Washington(bs),Al Killian,Buck Clayton,Ed Lewis,Harry “Sweets” Edison(tp),Dan Minor,Dickie Wells,Ed Cuffee(tb)
                4/10 1941
                • Chicago,IL,(NY,NY)
                • Big Band
                1-12Esquire Bounce

                Music:Loenard Feather
                Leonard Feather’s Esquire All Stars
                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Edmond Hall(cl),Cootie Williams(tp),Al Casey(gt),Art Tatum(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Sid Catlett(d)
                12/4 1943
                • NY,NY
                  1-13My Ideal

                  Music:Newell Chase,Richard A. Whiting , Lyrics:Leo Robin
                  Leonard Feather’s Esquire All Stars
                  Coleman Hawkins(ts),Edmond Hall(cl),Cootie Williams(tp),Al Casey(gt),Art Tatum(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Sid Catlett(d)
                  12/4 1943
                  • NY,NY
                    1-14Voodte

                    Music:Coleman Hawkins,Oscar Pettiford
                    Coleman Hawkins(ts),Andy Fitzgerald(cl),Bill Coleman(tp),Al Casey(gt),Ellis Larkins(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d) 12/8 1943
                    • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                      1-15How Deep Is The Ocean? (How High Is The Sky)

                      Music:Irving Berlin , Lyrics:Irving Berlin
                      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Andy Fitzgerald(cl),Bill Coleman(tp),Al Casey(gt),Ellis Larkins(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d) 12/8 1943
                      • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                        1-16Hawkins’ Barrel House

                        Music:Coleman Hawkins
                        Coleman Hawkins(ts),Andy Fitzgerald(cl),Bill Coleman(tp),Al Casey(gt),Ellis Larkins(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d) 12/8 1943
                        • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                          1-17Stumpy

                          Music:Coleman Hawkins
                          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Andy Fitzgerald(cl),Bill Coleman(tp),Al Casey(gt),Ellis Larkins(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d) 12/8 1943
                          • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                            1-18Lover, Come Back To Me

                            Music:Sigmund Romberg , Lyrics:Oscar Hammerstein II
                            Coleman Hawkins(ts),Jimmy Shirley(gt),Ellis Larkins(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 12/18 1943
                            • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                              1-19Blues Changes

                              Music:Coleman Hawkins
                              Coleman Hawkins(ts),Jimmy Shirley(gt),Ellis Larkins(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 12/18 1943
                              • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                1-20Crazy Rhythm

                                Music:Roger Wolfe Kahn,Joseph Meyer , Lyrics:Irving Caesar
                                Coleman Hawkins Swing Four
                                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Eddie Heywood(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d)
                                12/23 1943
                                • NY
                                  1-21Get Happy

                                  Music:Harold Arlen , Lyrics:Ted Koehler
                                  Coleman Hawkins Swing Four
                                  Coleman Hawkins(ts),Eddie Heywood(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d)
                                  12/23 1943
                                  • NY
                                    1-22The Man I Love

                                    Music:George Gershwin , Lyrics:Ira Gershwin
                                    Coleman Hawkins Swing Four
                                    Coleman Hawkins(ts),Eddie Heywood(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d)
                                    12/23 1943
                                    • NY
                                      2-1Sweet Lorraine

                                      Music:Cliff Burwell , Lyrics:Mitchell Parish
                                      Coleman Hawkins Swing Four
                                      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Eddie Heywood(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Shelly Manne(d)
                                      12/23 1943
                                      • NY
                                        2-2My Ideal

                                        Music:Newell Chase,Richard A. Whiting , Lyrics:Leo Robin
                                        Esquire All Stars
                                        Coleman Hawkins(ts),Al Casey(gt),Art Tatum(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Sidney Catlett(d)
                                        1/18 1944
                                        • Metropolitan Opera House,NY,NY
                                          2-3I Only Have Eyes For You

                                          Music:Harry Warren , Lyrics:Al Dubin
                                          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d) 1/31 1944
                                          • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                            2-4‘S Wonderful

                                            Music:George Gershwin , Lyrics:Ira Gershwin
                                            Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d) 1/31 1944
                                            • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                              2-5I’m In The Mood For Love

                                              Music:Jimmy McHugh , Lyrics:Dorothy Fields
                                              Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d) 1/31 1944
                                              • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                                2-6Bean At The Met

                                                Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Roy Eldridge(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d) 1/31 1944
                                                • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                                  2-7Woody’n You (Algo Bueno)

                                                  Music:Dizzy Gillespie
                                                  Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams(ts),Budd Johnson(bs),Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 2/16 1944
                                                  • NY,NY
                                                    2-8Bu-Dee-Daht

                                                    Music:Clyde Hart, Budd Johnson
                                                    Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams(ts),Budd Johnson(bs),Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 2/16 1944
                                                    • NY,NY
                                                      2-9Yesterdays

                                                      Music:Jerome Kern , Lyrics:Otto Harbach
                                                      Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams(ts),Budd Johnson(bs),Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 2/16 1944
                                                      • NY,NY
                                                        2-10Flame Thrower

                                                        Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                        Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),Israel Crosby(b),Cozy Cole(d) 2/17 1944
                                                        • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                                          2-11Imagination

                                                          Music:Jimmy Van Heusen
                                                          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),Israel Crosby(b),Cozy Cole(d) 2/17 1944
                                                          • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                                            2-12Night And Day

                                                            Music:Cole Porter , Lyrics:Cole Porter
                                                            Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),Israel Crosby(b),Cozy Cole(d) 2/17 1944
                                                            • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                                              2-13Cattin’ At Keynote

                                                              Music:Harry Lim
                                                              Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),Israel Crosby(b),Cozy Cole(d) 2/17 1944
                                                              • WOR Studios,NY,NY
                                                                2-14Disorder At The Border

                                                                Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams(ts),Budd Johnson(bs),Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 2/22 1944
                                                                • NY,NY
                                                                  2-15Feeling Zero

                                                                  Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                  Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams(ts),Budd Johnson(bs),Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 2/22 1944
                                                                  • NY,NY
                                                                    2-16Rainbow Mist

                                                                    Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                    Leo Parker,Leonard Lowry(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas,Ray Abrams(ts),Budd Johnson(bs),Dizzy Gillespie,Ed Vandever,Vic Coulsen(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Max Roach(d) 2/22 1944
                                                                    • NY,NY
                                                                      2-17Blue Moon

                                                                      Music:Richard Rodgers , Lyrics:Lorenz Hart
                                                                      Cozy Cole All Stars
                                                                      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Joe Thomas(tp),Trummy Young(tb),Teddy Walters(gt),Earl Hines(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d)
                                                                      2/22 1944
                                                                      • NY,NY
                                                                        2-18Father Co-Operates

                                                                        Music:Trummy Young
                                                                        Cozy Cole All Stars
                                                                        Coleman Hawkins(ts),Joe Thomas(tp),Trummy Young(tb),Teddy Walters(gt),Earl Hines(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d)
                                                                        2/22 1944
                                                                        • NY,NY
                                                                          2-19Just One More Chance

                                                                          Music:Cole Porter
                                                                          Cozy Cole All Stars
                                                                          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Joe Thomas(tp),Trummy Young(tb),Teddy Walters(gt),Earl Hines(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d)
                                                                          2/22 1944
                                                                          • NY,NY
                                                                            2-20Through For The Night

                                                                            Music:Trummy Young
                                                                            Cozy Cole All Stars
                                                                            Coleman Hawkins(ts),Joe Thomas(tp),Trummy Young(tb),Teddy Walters(gt),Earl Hines(p),Billy Taylor(b),Cozy Cole(d)
                                                                            2/22 1944
                                                                            • NY,NY
                                                                              2-21On The Sunny Side Of The Street

                                                                              Music:Jimmy McHugh , Lyrics:Dorothy Fields
                                                                              Tab Smith(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas(ts),Harry Carney(bs),Johnny Guarnieri(p),Al Lucas(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/24 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                              • 2 ts
                                                                              2-22Three Little Words

                                                                              Music:Harry Ruby , Lyrics:Bert Kalmar
                                                                              Tab Smith(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas(ts),Harry Carney(bs),Johnny Guarnieri(p),Al Lucas(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/24 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                              • 2 ts
                                                                              3-1Battle Of The Saxes

                                                                              Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                              Tab Smith(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas(ts),Harry Carney(bs),Johnny Guarnieri(p),Al Lucas(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/24 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                              • 2 ts
                                                                              3-2Louise

                                                                              Music:Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting
                                                                              Tab Smith(as),Coleman Hawkins,Don Byas(ts),Harry Carney(bs),Johnny Guarnieri(p),Al Lucas(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/24 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                              • 2 ts
                                                                              3-3Pick-Up Boys

                                                                              Music:Leonard Feather
                                                                              Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins,Georgie Auld(ts),Charlie Shavers(tp),Hy White(gt),Bill Rowland(p),Israel Crosby(b),Specs Powell(d) 5/17 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                              • 3 ts
                                                                              3-4Porgy

                                                                              Music:Jimmy McHugh
                                                                              Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins,Georgie Auld(ts),Charlie Shavers(tp),Hy White(gt),Bill Rowland(p),Israel Crosby(b),Specs Powell(d) 5/17 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                              • 3 ts
                                                                              3-5Uptown Lullaby

                                                                              Music:Leonard Feather
                                                                              Georgie Auld(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Ben Webster(ts,cl),Charlie Shavers(tp),Hy White(gt),Bill Rowland(p),Israel Crosby(b),Specs Powell(d) 5/17 1944
                                                                              • NY
                                                                                3-6Salt Peanuts

                                                                                Music:Dizzy Gillespie,Kenny Clarke
                                                                                Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins,Georgie Auld(ts),Charlie Shavers(tp),Hy White(gt),Bill Rowland(p),Israel Crosby(b),Specs Powell(d) 5/17 1944
                                                                                • NY
                                                                                • 3 ts
                                                                                3-7Make Believe

                                                                                Music:Jerome Kern , Lyrics:Oscar Hammerstein II
                                                                                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/29 1944
                                                                                • NY
                                                                                  3-8Don’t Blame Me

                                                                                  Music:Jimmy McHugh , Lyrics:Dorothy Fields
                                                                                  Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/29 1944
                                                                                  • NY
                                                                                    3-9Just One Of Those Things

                                                                                    Music:Cole Porter , Lyrics:Cole Porter
                                                                                    Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/29 1944
                                                                                    • NY
                                                                                      3-10Hallelujah

                                                                                      Music:Vincent Youmans , Lyrics:Clifford Grey,Leo Robins
                                                                                      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Teddy Wilson(p),John Kirby(b),Sid Catlett(d) 5/29 1944
                                                                                      • NY
                                                                                        3-11Stompin’ At The Savoy

                                                                                        Music:Edgar Sampson , Lyrics:Andy Razaf
                                                                                        Cozy Cole All Stars
                                                                                        Eddie Barefield(as),Walter Thomas(as,ts),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Emmett Berry(tp),Johnny Guarnieri(p),Sid Weiss(b),Cozy Cole(d)
                                                                                        6/14 1944
                                                                                        • NY
                                                                                          3-12On The Sunny Side Of The Street

                                                                                          Music:Jimmy McHugh , Lyrics:Dorothy Fields
                                                                                          Cozy Cole All Stars
                                                                                          Eddie Barefield(as),Walter Thomas(as,ts),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Emmett Berry(tp),Johnny Guarnieri(p),Sid Weiss(b),Cozy Cole(d)
                                                                                          6/14 1944
                                                                                          • NY
                                                                                            3-13All The Things You Are

                                                                                            Music:Jerome Kern , Lyrics:Oscar Hammerstein II
                                                                                            Coleman Hawkins(ts),Edmond Hall(cl),Charlie Shavers(tp),Tiny Grimes(gt),Clyde Hart(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Denzil Best(d) 7/27 1944
                                                                                            • NY,NY
                                                                                              3-14Every Man For Himself

                                                                                              Music:J.C. Higginbotham
                                                                                              Hilton Jefferson(as),Coleman Hawkins,Eddie Barefield,Walter Thomas(ts),Jonah Jones(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Milt Hinton(b),Cozy Cole(d) & Walter Thomas Orchestra 10/11 1944
                                                                                              • NY
                                                                                                3-15Look Out Jack

                                                                                                Music:J.C. Higginbotham
                                                                                                Hilton Jefferson(as),Coleman Hawkins,Walter Thomas(ts),Eddie Barefield(cl),Jonah Jones(tp),Clyde Hart(p),Milt Hinton(b),Cozy Cole(d) & Walter Thomas Orchestra 10/11 1944
                                                                                                • NY
                                                                                                  3-16Under A Blanket Of Blue

                                                                                                  Music:Jerry Livingston , Lyrics:Al J. Neiburg,Marty Symes
                                                                                                  Coleman Hawkins(ts),Buck Clayton(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Slam Stewart(b),Denzil Best(d) 10/17 1944
                                                                                                  • NY,NY
                                                                                                  • Arco
                                                                                                  3-17El Salon De Gutbucket

                                                                                                  Music:Charlie Shavers
                                                                                                  Charlie Shaver’s All American Five
                                                                                                  Coleman Hawkins(ts),Charlie Shavers(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Slam Stewart(b),Denzil Best(d)
                                                                                                  10/18 1944
                                                                                                  • NY,NY
                                                                                                    3-18Undecided

                                                                                                    Music:Charlie Shavers , Lyrics:Sid Robin
                                                                                                    Charlie Shaver’s All American Five
                                                                                                    Coleman Hawkins(ts),Charlie Shavers(tp),Teddy Wilson(p),Slam Stewart(b),Denzil Best(d)
                                                                                                    10/18 1944
                                                                                                    • NY,NY
                                                                                                      3-19Recollection

                                                                                                      Music:Joe Thomas
                                                                                                      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Thelonious Monk(p),Edward “Bass” Robinson(b),Denzil Best(d) 10/19 1944
                                                                                                      • NY,NY
                                                                                                        3-20Drifting On A Reed

                                                                                                        Music:Joe Thomas
                                                                                                        Coleman Hawkins(ts),Thelonious Monk(p),Edward “Bass” Robinson(b),Denzil Best(d) 10/19 1944
                                                                                                        • NY,NY
                                                                                                          3-21Flyin’ Hawk

                                                                                                          Music:Joe Thomas
                                                                                                          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Thelonious Monk(p),Edward “Bass” Robinson(b),Denzil Best(d) 10/19 1944
                                                                                                          • NY,NY
                                                                                                            3-22On The Bean

                                                                                                            Music:Joe Thomas
                                                                                                            Coleman Hawkins(ts),Thelonious Monk(p),Edward “Bass” Robinson(b),Denzil Best(d) 10/19 1944
                                                                                                            • NY,NY
                                                                                                              3-23Hawk’s Variations [Partt 1 & 2]

                                                                                                              Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                                                              Coleman Hawkins(ts) 1/31, 2/28, 1/1 1945
                                                                                                              • LA,CA,(NY,NY)
                                                                                                              • Solo
                                                                                                              4-1April In Paris

                                                                                                              Music:Vernon Duke , Lyrics:Yip Harburg
                                                                                                              Coleman Hawkins(ts),Howard McGhee(tp),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Denzil Best(d) 2/23 1945
                                                                                                              • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                4-2Hackensack (Rifftide)

                                                                                                                Music:Thelonious Monk
                                                                                                                Coleman Hawkins(ts),Howard McGhee(tp),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Denzil Best(d) 2/23 1945
                                                                                                                • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                  4-3Stuffy

                                                                                                                  Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                                                                  Coleman Hawkins(ts),Howard McGhee(tp),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Denzil Best(d) 2/23 1945
                                                                                                                  • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                    4-4What Is There To Say?

                                                                                                                    Music:Vernon Duke , Lyrics:Yip Harburg
                                                                                                                    Coleman Hawkins(ts),Howard McGhee(tp),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Denzil Best(d) 3/2 1945
                                                                                                                    • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                      4-5Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)

                                                                                                                      Music:Harry Barris , Lyrics:Billy Moll,Ted Koehler
                                                                                                                      Coleman Hawkins(ts),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),Oscar Pettiford(b),Denzil Best(d) 3/2 1945
                                                                                                                      • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                        4-6Bean Soup

                                                                                                                        Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                                                                        Coleman Hawkins(ts),Howard McGhee(tp),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),John Simmons(b),Denzil Best(d) 3/9 1945
                                                                                                                        • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                          4-7It’s The Talk Of The Town

                                                                                                                          Music:Jerry Livingston , Lyrics:Al J. Neiburg,Marty Symes
                                                                                                                          Coleman Hawkins(ts),Howard McGhee(tp),Allen Reuss(gt),Sir Charles Thompson(p),John Simmons(b),Denzil Best(d) 3/9 1945
                                                                                                                          • Radio Recorders Studio,LA,CA
                                                                                                                            4-8Say It Isn’t So

                                                                                                                            Music:Irving Berlin
                                                                                                                            Coleman Hawkins 52nd Street All Stars
                                                                                                                            Pete Brown(as),Allen Eager,Coleman Hawkins(ts),Charlie Shavers(tp),Mary Osborne(gt),Jimmy Jones(p),Al McKibbon(b),Shelly Manne(d)
                                                                                                                            2/27 1946
                                                                                                                            • NY,NY
                                                                                                                              4-9I Can’t Get Started (With You)

                                                                                                                              Music:Vernon Duke , Lyrics:Ira Gershwin
                                                                                                                              Coleman Hawkins,Illinois Jacquet,Lester Young(ts),Buck Clayton(tp),Kenny Kersey(p),Al McKibbon(b),J.C. Heard(d) 5/27 1946
                                                                                                                              • Jazz At The Philharmonic,Carnegie Hall,NY,NY
                                                                                                                              • 3 ts
                                                                                                                              4-10Cocktails For Two

                                                                                                                              Music:Arthur Johnston , Lyrics:Sam Coslow
                                                                                                                              Coleman Hawkins(ts),Milt Jackson(vib),Hank Jones(p),Curley Russell(b),Max Roach(d) 11/30 1946
                                                                                                                              • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                4-11Sweet Lorraine

                                                                                                                                Music:Cliff Burwell , Lyrics:Mitchell Parish
                                                                                                                                Metronome All Stars
                                                                                                                                Frank Sinatra(vo),Johnny Hodges(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Harry Carney(bs),Charlie Shavers(tp),Lawrence Brown(tb),Bob Ahern(gt),Nat King Cole(p),Eddie Safranski(b),Buddy Rich(d)
                                                                                                                                12/17, 1/1 1946
                                                                                                                                • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                  4-12Nat Meet June

                                                                                                                                  Music:Randy Mergentroid
                                                                                                                                  Metronome All Stars
                                                                                                                                  June Christy(vo),Johnny Hodges(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Harry Carney(bs),Charlie Shavers(tp),Lawrence Brown(tb),Bob Ahern(gt),Nat King Cole(p),Eddie Safranski(b),Buddy Rich(d)
                                                                                                                                  12/17, 1/1 1946
                                                                                                                                  • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                    4-13How High The Moon

                                                                                                                                    Music:Morgan Lewis , Lyrics:Nancy Hamilton
                                                                                                                                    Willie Smith(as),Coleman Hawkins,Flip Phillips(ts),Buck Clayton(tp),Trummy Young(tb),Kenny Kersey(p),Benny Fonville(b),Buddy Rich(d) 3/5 1947
                                                                                                                                    • Jazz At The Philharmonic,Syria Mosque,Pittsburgh,PA
                                                                                                                                      4-14Bean-A-Re-Bop

                                                                                                                                      Music:Coleman Hawkins, Hank Jones
                                                                                                                                      Howard Johnson(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Miles Davis(tp),Kai Winding(tb),Hank Jones(p),Curley Russell(b),Max Roach(d) 5/31 1947
                                                                                                                                      • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                        4-15Isn’t It Romantic?

                                                                                                                                        Music:Richard Rodgers , Lyrics:Lorenz Hart
                                                                                                                                        Howard Johnson(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Miles Davis(tp),Kai Winding(tb),Hank Jones(p),Curley Russell(b),Max Roach(d) 5/31 1947
                                                                                                                                        • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                          4-16The Way You Look Tonight

                                                                                                                                          Music:Jerome Kern , Lyrics:Dorothy Fields
                                                                                                                                          Howard Johnson(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Miles Davis(tp),Kai Winding(tb),Hank Jones(p),Curley Russell(b),Max Roach(d) 5/31 1947
                                                                                                                                          • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                            4-17Phantomesque

                                                                                                                                            Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                                                                                            Howard Johnson(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Miles Davis(tp),Kai Winding(tb),Hank Jones(p),Curley Russell(b),Max Roach(d) 5/31 1947
                                                                                                                                            • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                              4-18Angel Face

                                                                                                                                              Music:Coleman Hawkins,Hank Jones
                                                                                                                                              Budd Johnson(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Marion De Veta(bs),Fats Navarro(tp),J.J. Johnson(tb),Chuck Wayne(gt),Hank Jones(p),Jack Lesberg(b),Max Roach(d) 12/11 1947
                                                                                                                                              • NY,NY
                                                                                                                                                4-19Picasso

                                                                                                                                                Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                                                                                                Coleman Hawkins(ts) 6/30, 7/31 1948
                                                                                                                                                • LA,CA
                                                                                                                                                • Solo
                                                                                                                                                4-20It’s Only A Paper Moon

                                                                                                                                                Music:Harold Arlen , Lyrics:Yip Harburg,Billy Rose
                                                                                                                                                Hubert Fol(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Nat Peck(tb),Jean Pierre Mengeon(p),Pierre Michelot(b),Kenny Clarke(d) 12/21 1949
                                                                                                                                                • Paris,France
                                                                                                                                                  4-21Bah-U-Bah

                                                                                                                                                  Music:Coleman Hawkins
                                                                                                                                                  Hubert Fol(as),Coleman Hawkins(ts),Nat Peck(tb),Jean Pierre Mengeon(p),Pierre Michelot(b),Kenny Clarke(d) 12/21 1949
                                                                                                                                                  • Paris,France