‘Coleman Hawkins And Confrères’ To Be Released Via Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series

Coleman Hawkins’ 1958 Verve Records classic, Coleman Hawkins And Confrères, is set to be reissued on October 24 through Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series. Pre-orders are available now.Hawkins’ tenor saxophone playing is particularly confident and eloquent throughout the set. His group of “confreres” on the session is fortified by the Oscar Peterson Trio along with sit-in guests including Hank Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Roy Eldridge and Buck Clayton (both on trumpet), and others. The album was initially recorded across two sessions, on October 16, 1957 and February 7, 1958. Consisting of both original compositions from Hawkins and covers, highlights include...