Coleman Hawkins - Indian Summer

[matoflash]

@whatsthedilly Exactly - he reminds you that EVERY NOTE on earth is HUGE!

[orson15]

Elegant, Baroque, Beautiful.

[2Vproductions]

If you dislike this video, you dislike music

[MrFrankParsons]

@2Vproductions

does that mean you can watch it with the sound turned down ?

[TeddyCool23]

Coleman Hawkins>Ben Webster>Lester Young>Johnny Hodges>John Coltrane

to me ;-)

[emilianus15]

9 people listen Kenny G

[samadjhi]

The Hawk drew a line in the sand that can't be crossed

[MortenBoHansen]

this is all the way through in my opinion really great, but those first notes on the sax with that very compressed piano, sounds nothing less than timeless!:)

[MortenBoHansen]

this number is really great! But from excuse me, 21 to 32 seconds, to me captures what i would call, a magical musical moment. Everything collapses into one. it sound so great!!

[SatchmoSings]

My late father's favorite was Lester "Prez" Young but he loved Hawkins, too; the man was great.

My dad also used to point out how Hawkins was perhaps the only soloist that made an effort to change as the music did; compare his 1920s Fletcher Henderson recordings to "Crazy Rhythm" done ten years later with Django Reinhardt and his efforts to work with Bob and "Cool;" Hawk was never dismissive of newer musical currents.

Hawk was great . . .

[samadjhi]

everyone staid out of his way.

[BassGuitarMag]

That is Dickie Thompson on guitar.

[samadjhi]

Damn Hawk!!!!!

[latourneeduchatdiabl]

this is from Art Ford's "Jazz Party" episode aired on 25th September 1958

[dnadaltiva69]

fico imaginando o q faz uma pessoa perder seu tempo votando q "não gostou" d uma coisa dessas! por favor gente! mas... fazer o q? cada um cada um...

[portraitartistdamour]

Coleman Hawkins was a melodic genius. I've been amazed by his playing for 40 years.

[isurftheturf]

Hold on... 8 people DON'T like this?

[quiltmaster89]

is that monk on piano?

[happyhour2012]

@quiltmaster89 willie lion smith i think

[Streamline09]

@happyhour2012 Yes, that's The Lion!

[32trip]

Wonderful!

[markn622]

2:56-3:01 is in my top 3 favorite moments in music history

[TheMRMProductions]

takes my breath away

[Elitios]

pure jazzyness

[purpleness64]

Lord he is smooth! Do they make musicians/artists/men like him anymore?? *swoons*

[Wilxtinarg86]

stunning

[bminorscales]

Sonny Rollins acknowledges Hawk as one of his main influences, and you can definitely see the connection on this performance.

[tristramshandy3]

My favorite saxamaphonist.

[donnyab]

@tristramshandy3

have you been drinking

[tristramshandy3]

@donnyab Well, first of all, I am a writer, so I enjoy playing with language. Secondly, that remark is stolen from the Simpsons, when Homer continuously calls Lisa's Saxaphone a "saxamaphone" instead.

Life is good.

Have you read the essays of Montaigne yet?

If not, you are missing the fuck out! :)

[nijakei]

麗しい・・・。 so beautiful.... :))

[Argastus]

Not bad!

[MetaCraken]

bit of a Hank Jones grin going on at the start there.

[Snatchthc]

The Lion Smith on piano!!! Yeahh

Great Stuff!!!!

[samadjhi]

@Snatchthc thanks for pointing out the Lion> Hawkins is all over this tune. He never lets go of it.

[markn622]

Words can't do this justice.

[skalomon]

el problema de estos personajes es que no contienen su deseo de improvisar

[jazzmunky]

el problema que tiene usted es de comentar tonterias.

La vida es improvisar un momento al proximo...o eres un robot?

[skalomon]

amigo, eres musico?

no sabes a lo que me refiero

soy trompetista, yo toco este tema y digo que coleman le agrega tantas notas que no se entiende la intención original del tema.

[jazzmunky]

Bueno, es valido lo que dices segun tu ideal personal de buen solo. Pero Hawk se expresaba en su manera, que para mi es perfectament valido en la musica. Tal vez lo encuentras desordenado; a mi me parece barroque. Coltrane tambien seguio este camino de caber mucho en poco espacio. Supongo que ya aprecias que Hawk es tan importante que Pres en esa epoca por su emfasis en tocar verticalmente. Su influencia es profunda en el jazz y creo que es mal de tu parte como musico criticarlo.

[jazzmunky]

Y soy musico tambien, de hecho, con bastante conocimiento musical.

No tocaria como Hawk, pero lo estudio, si lo hicieras tal vez reconocerias su valor.

[aguuss96]

Yess! me too!! I put always this video only to listen that part!

[laserrana1000]

I'm in love with that phrase, I listen it everyday!!

[xXxtheCosmicSlopxXx]

simply beautiful

[isosaxy]

lol I know it wasn't him... it was obviously the recording quality. Hawkins always had a beautiful tone.

[mrhitmanisback]

shut up when do you in tend to be a legend

[mahoose6]

The tone you can hone in 50 years...

[edcerc]

yeah you can tell his sound in this recording is the result of a lifetime of experience.

[MENCADO]

That should come with a warning label: If you don't want to put me into a romantic mood ...

[luvmyrecords]

Is that really Willie "The Lion" Smith at the piano?? Who are the rest of the musicians - anybody know? btw - I miss "Night Music"!! Do you happen to know the origin of this clip? Thanks for posting!

[wlavin]

It's from the Art Ford Jazz Party show, broadcast from Newark in 1958. The guitarist is Dick Thompson, the drummer is Sonny Greer. Charlie Shavers is on trumpet. Mae Barnes is seen in the backround.

[salpaguit]

..imagine the neighbors! (..and mine!)

[Broken1801]

he's genius!!! the best sax player

[aerofredywr]

What Satchmo was for trumpet players, the Hawk was for tenor.

[333maxwell]

It just doesn't get any better..

How is it possible to be so low and up at the same time..

[schrumpfl]

i dont know id its the recording or what but the tone is pretty awful

[juliantay88]

That's just his tone...

[jagvillhaensoffa]

I actually agree, the tone is pretty awful. And for everyone's information, I love Coleman Hawkins, so I'm not complaining about him being bad.

[soulconcern]

The recording quality is awful; the tone and musicianship are sublime.

[jmet718]

very cool guy coleman was

[dancingwithfrogs]

One of the top ten high lights in the history of jazz.

[MrParangaricutirimi]

@dancingwithfrogs TOP 5.. XD

[sopleto]

ahh, When im listening this music, i feel so happiness like when i litening "La 25 and Jovenes Pordioseros" a south american bands.

[duhCider]

When horn meets purpose in a man's soul.

[Corrie121]

I believe Indian Summer was composed by an Irish gentleman. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks for great posting.

[xnophloglas]

Indian Summer was composed by Victor Herbert...born in 1859 in Dublin, Ireland.

[Corrie121]

xnophloglas.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.

Regards,

Corrie

[cobaltjones]

If you omit Stan Getz from the pantheon, you are either racist or tone deaf. I agree the other three are great. Dexter Gordon should be there as well.

[Devast8ion]

Stan and Paul both. The spiritual sons of Coleman.

[PabloVestory]

Padre Father

[Startac2007]

Many critics coincide in that there are three Saxophonists stars (without less to price to the other ones) Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Lester Young, I agree with them.

[anyjazz99]

Today is Coleman Hawkins' birthday in 1904. I was looking for a clip to add to a blog bit on his versatility. This is perfect. Thanks.

[LoopReflex]

thx for post the video :)

[LoopReflex]

ay carajo q buen sonido, excelente musica wuw!!!!!!!

[dreadtodred]

trane loved the hawk

[alrossi123]

Definitely Indian Summer.

[88esquire]

Sounds like the tune is "Indian Summer." Hawk alludes occasionally to the melody as written, but the chord changes sound right.

[m130man]

whats the name of the song ??

[MilesTrane21]

Indian Summer is right that's what the title says.

[mikeos1]

This is from one of the Art Kane jazz parties. There are other clips on Youtube (by boberwig).

[jblacktree]

Sublime.

[GuidoVivaldi]

I love Hawks sound... this is a great preformance.

[andreasschmidt]

i bought some bootleg LP some 23 years ago when i was 16. i guess my 2nd jazz LP. after someone gave me a tape with hawkins-webster.

and now i saw it ! thanx.

not sure who r the others and where the video comes from.

anyway.

happy 2007

andreas

[gerbschmitt]

willie "the lion" smith is piano, he stride player.