Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP ETJS-1.08 A3: The Windjammer

A3: The Windjammer

Between September 1963 and March 1964

Re-Opening

Jahaan Sweet (Drake

Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP ETJS-1.08 A3: The WindjammerImpulse!, 1963 Coleman Hawkins was an early virtuoso and major stylist of the tenor saxophone. A key figure in the development of Swing music, he was blessed with a warm, honeyed tone and an impeccable sense of time. Here he relaxes into a dream date with the legendary bandleader Duke Ellington and a half a dozen musicians handpicked from Ellingtons famous orchestra. With a repertoire drawn from the orchestras set list, the pieces are arranged