Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-07-11
The HuWk" In
The Juz
Music Spotlight

Fitzgerald, veteran tenor saxo
phone Hrtuoso Coleman Hawl1ini
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, hold.
the jazz spotlight this week Will
a delightful Verve LIP titled "Haw
kins! Alive" At the Village Gat'
(in New York city,.
Also featured in the release arr
two other fine disks in the modern
jazz idiom by baritone saxmaI
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 (6-85o9)
Personnel: Hawk, tenor saxo.
phone; Tommy Flanagan, piano
Major Holley, 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 ever
more enjoyable, The Hawk
picked a group of fine sidemen fol
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 q. Jericho" also is outstand'
ing for the way Hawk and his mer
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-077). Personnel
Mulligan, baritone saxophone, pi.
ano; Bob Broolmeyer, valve from,
bone, piano; unidentified bass
drums. Tunes: "Jive at Five"
-Four for Three; "17-Mile Drive"
"Subterranean Blues; Spring L
Sprung; "Open Country"
The team Of Mulligan anc
Brookmeyer (they alternate OF
piano) plays a good selection o.
original jazz tunes on this set
Both are Sprung on the titl'
tune, which is the top entry
Mulligan plays with verve and i'm
agination, while Brookmeyer'I
soulful trombone playing is high
lighted throughout the session
When one is soloing, the other Il
providing background music, anC
they frequently finish each tunl
playing together The othel
members of the quartet also ar
outstanding, and its a shame tina
they are not identified Lett
hope that in the future the Philips
brain thrust will give due credit t.
such musicians II you are I
modern jazz lover, you should de
light In this LIP IT'S SOLID
Kenny BurreI & John Col
trane": - New Jazz LIP (s278)
Personnel: Coltrane, tenor sax
Burrell, guitar; Tommy Flanagan
piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jim
my Cobb, drums. Tunes: "Freigh
Trane"; Il Never Knew; Tyres
to-; why Was I Born?"; "Bil
Paul"
This LIP is appropriate titled, fol
it features modern jazz music tina
is highly interpretative Like
Mulligan and Broolxmeyer on theil
waxing, Coltrane and Burrell form
a great team Freight Trane,
which is obviously a musical in
depreciation Of Johnny's train o.
playing, is the top tune, but why
Was I Born" is also delightful .
Here, as on the Hawkins disk
Flanagan's playing Is tremendou,
|. Improvisation and imagina
tive solos are the outstanding fea
lures of the LIP, which feature!
music for dancing as well as listen
ing Look for this disk to NOV,