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The Hawk" In
The Jazz
Music Spotlight
University.

Fitzgerald, veteran tenor saxo-
phone Hrtuoso Coleman Hawkins
seems to improve with the years.
The man who made the tenor sax
famous decades ago, The Hawk" !,
as he is known to jazz Bluffs, holds
the jazz spotlight this week with
delightful Verve LIP titled "Haw-
kins! AHvew At the Village Gate
Tin New York City,.
Also featured in the release are
two other fine disks in the modern
jazz idiom by baritone saxman
Gerry Mulligan and the combina-
ton of Johnny Coltrane and Ken
ny Burrell.
Following are the details:
Hawkins! Alive! At The Village
Gate" Verve LIP (6-S509).
Personnel: Hawk tenor saxo-
phone; Tommy Flanagan, piano;
Major Honey, bass; Ed Locke,
drums. Tunes: "An The Things
You Are; Joshua Fit the Battle
of Jericho; Mack the Knife;
Talk of the Town"
Once again the genius of Haw-
kins is put on display with this
disk of rich and soulful music
And to make the session even
more enjoyable, The Hawk"
picked group of fine sidemen for
the recording date Flanagan,
long in demand as a sideman, pro-
vides some fine piano chordings,
while the rhythym team of Holley
and Locke backs him up admir-
ably Although "All the Things
You Are, for its rich harmony
and simple lines, is the top entry,
but 90. Jericho" also is outstand-
ing for the way Hawk and his men
fashion it Talk of the Town"
is given the syrupy treatment by
Hawk, in particular, and Holley,
who plays in quiet and melodious
tones This is a wonderful
musical dish, which jazz fans
should find quite appetizing &.
IT'S TOPS.
Spring IS SPRUNG: -
Philips LIP (6OO-O77). Personnel:
Mulligan, baritone saxophone, pi-
ano; Bob BrooEmeyer, valve from
bone, piano; unidentified bass,
drums. Tunes: live at Five;
-Four for Three; "17-Mile Drive;
"Subterranean Blues; Spring Is
Sprung; open Country"
The team of Mulngan and
Brookmeyer (they alternate on
piano. plays a good selection Of
original jazz tunes on this set . 4.
Both are Sprung on the title
tune, which is the top entry &.
Mulligan plays with verve and i'm
agination, while Brookmeyer's
soulful trombone playing is high
lighted throughout the session
When one is soloing, the other is
providing background music, and
they frequently finish each tunG
playing together The other
members Of the quartet also are
outstanding, and its a shame that
they are not identified Let's
hope that in the future the Philips
brain thrust will give due credit tc
such musicians If you are q
modern jazz lover, you should de-
light in this LIP IT'S SOLID
Kenny Burren & John Col
trane": - New Jazz LIP (S276)
Personnel: Coltrane, tenor sax
Burrell, guitar; Tommy Flanagan
piano; Paul Chambers, bass; jim
my Cobb, drums. Tunes: Freight
frame; IT Never Knew; Tyres
to-; why Was I Born?"; big
Paul"
This LIP is appropriate titled, for
it features modern jazz music that
is highly interpretative Like
Mulhgan and Brookmeyer on their
waxing, Coltrane and Burrell form
a great team Freight frame, "
which is obviously a musical in
depreciation Of Johnny's train Of
playing, is the top tune, but why
Was I Born" is also delightful q.
Here, as on the Hawkins disk,
Flanagan's playing is tremendous
Improvisation and magma
tive solos are the outstanding fea-
lures Of the LIP, which features
music for dancing as well as listen
ing Look for this disk to move