Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP WH_CYCLE_COUNT mastered by Kevin Gray

mastered by Kevin Gray

a jazz violinist whose stirring composition “Passage” gives the album its title

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The vinyl edition of Tone Poem was supervised by Joe Harley and will be the first-ever new release to be presented as part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Tone Poet Vinyl Series

Recorded in 1962

Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) LP WH_CYCLE_COUNT mastered by Kevin GrayImpulse!, 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