Rainbow Mist is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins compiling recordings from 1944 originally released by Apollo Records that was released by the Delmark label in 1992.[1][2]

Rainbow Mist
Compilation album by
Released1992
RecordedFebruary 16 & 22 and May 17 & 22, 1944
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz
Length43:52
LabelDelmark
DD-459
ProducerRobert G. Koester, Steve Wagner

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "For his recording session of February 16, 1944, the great tenor invited some of the most promising younger players (including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, bassist Oscar Pettiford, and drummer Max Roach) and the result was the very first bebop on records. ... Also on this highly recommended CD are four titles matching together the tenors of Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Georgie Auld (with trumpeter Charlie Shavers included as a bonus) and a session from Auld's big band, highlighted by Sonny Berman's trumpet solo".[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Rainbow Mist" (Coleman Hawkins) – 2:55
  2. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 2:57
  3. "Bu-Dee-Daht" (Budd Johnson, Charlie Hart) – 3:10
  4. "Disorder at the Border" (Hawkins) – 2:54
  5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 2:53
  6. "Feeling Zero" (Hawkins) – 2:55
  7. "Salt Peanuts" (Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) – 2:53
  8. "Uptown Lullaby" (Leonard Feather) – 3:17
  9. "Pick-Up Boys" (Feather) – 2:59
  10. "Porgy" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 3:00
  11. "Concerto for Tenor" (Johnson) – 3:13
  12. "Taps Miller" (Count Basie) – 3:08
  13. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:30
  14. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 3:08

Personnel edit

Tracks 1-6: Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra:

Recorded in New York City on February 16, 1944 (tracks 2, 3 & 5) and February 22, 1944 (tracks 1, 4 & 6)

Tracks 7-10: Auld/Hawkins/Webster Sextet:

Recorded in New York City on May 17, 1944

Tracks 11-14: Georgie Auld and His Orchestra:

  • Georgie Auld – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Berman, Manny Fox, Howard McGhee, George Schwartz – trumpet
  • Bobby Lord, Rudy De Luca, Jerry Dorn – trombone
  • Musky Ruffo, Gene Zanoni – alto saxophone
  • Al Cohn, Irv Roth – tenor saxophone
  • Irv Green – baritone saxophone
  • Harry Biss – piano
  • Morris Rayman – bass
  • Lou Fromm – drums
  • Kay Little – vocals (track 14)

Recorded in New York City on May 22, 1944

References edit

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. ^ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Coleman Hawkins: Rainbow Mist – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 667. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.