Portrait

~ Release by Coleman Hawkins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Heartbreak Blues
2▶CD: What Harlem Is to Me
3▶CD: Lamentation
4▼CD: Bouncing With Bean
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1I Know That You Know (Hilversum, June 14, 1938)
recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans) (on 1938-06-14)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:52
2When Buddah Smiles (Hilversum, June 14, 1938)
2:45
3Swinging in the Groove (Hilversum, June 14, 1938)
3:07
4The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (London, May 26, 1939)
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1939-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
included in:
Memories / Victory March / Memories II / The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Stormy Weather, 1943)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:40
5My Melancholy Baby (London, May 26, 1939)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1939-05-26)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
2:48
6Meet Doctor Foo (New York, October 11, 1939)
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1939-10-11) and Eustis Moore (on 1939-10-11)
double bass:
William Oscar Smith (on 1939-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Herbert (Jazz drummer) (on 1939-10-11)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1939-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-10-11)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1939-10-11)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1939-10-11) and Tommy Lindsay (on 1939-10-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-11)
recording of:
Meet Doctor Foo (on 1939-10-11)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
2:34
7Fine Dinner (New York, October 11, 1939)
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1939-10-11) and Eustis Moore (on 1939-10-11)
double bass:
William Oscar Smith (on 1939-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Herbert (Jazz drummer) (on 1939-10-11)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1939-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-10-11)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1939-10-11)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1939-10-11) and Tommy Lindsay (on 1939-10-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-11)
recording of:
Fine Dinner (instrumental) (on 1939-10-11)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
2:34
8She’s Funny That Way (New York, October 11, 1939)
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1939-10-11) and Eustis Moore (on 1939-10-11)
double bass:
William Oscar Smith (on 1939-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Herbert (Jazz drummer) (on 1939-10-11)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1939-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-10-11)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1939-10-11)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1939-10-11) and Tommy Lindsay (on 1939-10-11)
vocals:
Thelma Carpenter (50s/60s vocal artist) (on 1939-10-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-11)
instrumental recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1939-10-11)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1928)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
3:16
9Body and Soul (New York, October 11, 1939)
alto saxophone:
Jackie Fields (on 1939-10-11) and Eustis Moore (on 1939-10-11)
double bass:
William Oscar Smith (on 1939-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Arthur Herbert (Jazz drummer) (on 1939-10-11)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1939-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-10-11)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1939-10-11)
trumpet:
Joe Guy (trumpet) (on 1939-10-11) and Tommy Lindsay (on 1939-10-11)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-11)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1939-10-11)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:01
10It’s Tight Like That (New York, December 14, 1939)
recording of:
It’s Tight Like That (on 1939-12-14)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928)
2:38
11Easy Rider (New York, December 14, 1939)
3:19
12Scratch My Back (New York, December 14, 1939)
3:16
13Save It, Pretty Mama (New York, December 14, 1939)
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1939-12-14)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (Joe Davis, US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
3:01
14When Day Is Done (New York, January 3, 1940)
3:22
15The Sheik of Araby (New York, January 3, 1940)
clarinet:
Danny Polo (saxophonist / clarinetist) (on 1940-01-03)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1940-01-03)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-01-03)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1940-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1940-01-03)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-01-03)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1940-01-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-03)
instrumental recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1940-01-03)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
3:01
16My Blue Heaven (New York, January 3, 1940)
clarinet:
Danny Polo (saxophonist / clarinetist) (on 1940-01-03)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1940-01-03)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-01-03)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1940-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1940-01-03)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-01-03)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1940-01-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-03)
instrumental recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1940-01-03)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
2:51
17Bouncing With Bean (New York, January 3, 1940)
clarinet:
Danny Polo (saxophonist / clarinetist) (on 1940-01-03)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1940-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Walter Johnson (drums) (on 1940-01-03)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (on 1940-01-03)
piano:
Gene Rodgers (on 1940-01-03)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1940-01-03)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1940-01-03)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1940-01-03)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-03)
recording of:
Bouncing With Bean (on 1940-01-03)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
3:07
18How Long, How Long Blues (New York, January 15, 1940)
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1940-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
3:14
19Shake It and Break It (New York, January 15, 1940)
recording of:
Shake It and Break It (on 1940-01-15)
lyricist:
H. Quail Clarke
composer:
Lou Friscoe Chiha
2:57
20A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (New York, January 15, 1940)
recording of:
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1919”) (on 1940-01-15)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:49
5▶CD: Blues Changes
6▶CD: Imagination
7▶CD: Battle of the Saxes
8▶CD: On the Bean
9▶CD: Bean Soup
10▶CD: Bean’s Talking Again