CLASSIC SESSIONS 1922 - 1947

8-CD DELUXE BOX-SET

The man whose innovations elevated saxophone to its rightful place in jazz is finally getting the retrospective he deserves, in a manner that only Mosaic can deliver. Thanks to the "limited edition" policy and the fact that rights to recordings on a host of labels have come to be owned by Sony Music, Mosaic are able to present a collection that crosses original label boundaries to define what was truly the best. We're calling it "Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947" and it covers Hawkins as a leader and as a sideman

DISCOGRAPHY

(A) MAMIE SMITH AND HER JAZZ HOUNDS: poss. Johnny Dunn, unknown (tp), unknown (tb), Ernest Elliott (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), poss. George Bell (vln), poss. Harvey Brooks (p), unknown (woodblocks), Mamie Smith (vcl).
New York, December 20, 1922

(B) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Elmer Chambers (cor), prob. Teddy Nixon (tb), Don Redman (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), poss. Billy Fowler (bass sax), prob. Kaiser Marshall (d), Raymond Mathews (arr).
New York, September 13, 1923

(C) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott (cor), Charlie Green (tb), Don Redman (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), Ralph Escudero (tu), Kaiser Marshall (d), William C. Polla (arr).
New York, September 8, 1924

(D) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Russell Smith, Joe Smith (tp), Rex Stewart (cor), Benny Morton (tb), Don Redman (cl, as, arr), Buster Bailey (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), Ralph Escudero (tu), Kaiser Marshall (d).
New York, May 14, 1926

(E) FLETCHER HENDERSON’S ORCHESTRA: Russell Smith, Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier (tp), Jimmy Harrison, Benny Morton (tb), Don Redman (cl, as, arr), Buster Bailey (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), June Cole (tu), Kaiser Marshall (d).
New York, April 27, 1927

(F) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (E) except add Fats Waller (p).
New York, May 11, 1927

(G) THE DIXIE STOMPERS: Russell Smith, Tommy Ladnier (tp), Jimmy Harrison (tb), Buster Bailey, Jerome Don Pasquall (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), Don Redman, Jack Purvis (arr).
New York, October 24, 1927

(H) CLARENCE WILLIAMS JAZZ KINGS: Ed Allen (cor), Ed Cuffee (tb), Buster Bailey (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts), Clarence Williams (p), LeRoy Harris (bjo), Cyrus St. Clair (tu).
New York, January 12, 1928

(I) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Russell Smith, Joe Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), Jimmy Harrison, Benny Morton (tb), Buster Bailey, Jerome Don Pasquall (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), June Cole (tu), Kaiser Marshall (d).
New York, March 14, 1928

(J) THE DIXIE STOMPERS: Rex Stewart (cor), Bobby Stark (tp), Charlie Green (tb), Buster Bailey (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Dixon (bjo), Jerome Don Pasquall (bass sax), Kaiser Marshall (d), Maceo Pinkard (arr).
New York, April 6, 1928

(K) HENDERSON’S ROSELAND ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Bobby Stark (tp), Jimmy Harrison, poss. Charlie Green (tb), Buster Bailey, Harvey Boone (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (bjo), poss. Del Thomas (tu), Benny Carter (arr).
New York, c. April 1929

(L) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), Jimmy Harrison, prob. Charlie Green (tb), Harvey Boone, poss. Arville Harris (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (bjo), poss. Del Thomas (tu), Kaiser Marshall (d), Benny Carter (arr).
New York, May 16, 1929

(M) MCKINNEY’S COTTON PICKERS: Joe Smith, Sidney DeParis, Leonard Davis (tp), Claude Jones (tb), Benny Carter (as), Don Redman (as, vcl, arr), Coleman Hawkins, Ted McCord (ts), Fats Waller (p), Dave Wilborn (bjo), Billy Taylor (tu), Kaiser Marshall (d)
New York, November 7, 1929

N) MOUND CITY BLUE BLOWERS: Glenn Miller (tb), Pee Wee Russell (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Eddie Condon (bjo), Jack Bland (g), Pops Foster (b), Gene Krupa (d), Red McKenzie (comb).
New York, November 14, 1929

(O) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), Jimmy Harrison, Claude Jones (tb), Benny Carter (cl, as), Harvey Boone (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (g), John Kirby (b), Walter Johnson (d), John Nesbitt (arr).
New York, October 3, 1930

(P) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (O) except Kirby (tu).
New York, December 2, 1930

(Q) CHOCOLATE DANDIES: Rex Stewart (cor), Jimmy Harrison (tb, vcl), Benny Carter (as, vcl, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Horace Henderson (p), prob. Clarence Holiday (g), John Kirby (b).
New York, December 4, 1930

(R) THE CHOCOLATE DANDIES -1 / CHOCOLATE DANDIES -2: Same as (Q) except Bobby Stark (tp) replaces Stewart; Carter doubles on clarinet and trumpet; Kirby (tu).
New York, December 31, 1930

(S) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), Jimmy Harrison (tb, vcl), Claude Jones (tb), Benny Carter (cl, as, arr), Harvey Boone (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (bjo), John Kirby (tu), Walter Johnson (d), Lois Deppe (vcl).
New York, February 5, 1931

(T) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Benny Morton (tb), Russell Procope, Harvey Boone (cl, as), Coleman Hawkins (cl, ts, bari), Fletcher Henderson (p, arr), Clarence Holiday (g), John Kirby (tu), Walter Johnson (d), Bill Challis, Don Redman, Horace Henderson (arr).
New York, March 19, 1931

(U) CONNIE’S INN ORCHESTRA: Same as (T).
New York, June 30, 1931

(V) MOUND CITY BLUE BLOWERS: Muggsy Spanier (cor), Jimmy Dorsey (cl), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Jack Russin (p), Eddie Condon (bjo), Jack Bland (g), Al Morgan (b), Frank "Josh" Billings (perc), Red McKenzie (vcl, comb).
New York, June 30, 1931

(W) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS CONNIE (sic) INN ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones (tb), Russell Procope (cl, as), Edgar Sampson (as, vln), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (g), John Kirby (tu), Walter Johnson (d, bells), Dick Robertson (vcl), Archie Bleyer (arr).
New York, July 31, 1931

(X) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Russell Procope (cl, as), Edgar Sampson (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (g), John Kirby (tu), Walter Johnson (d, bells), Les Reis (vcl), Frank Skinner (arr).
New York, October 15, 1931

(Y) FLETCHER HENDERSON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Stark (tp), J.C. Higginbotham (tb), Russell Procope (as), Edgar Sampson (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Fletcher Henderson (p), Clarence Holiday (g), John Kirby (tu), Walter Johnson (d), Archie Bleyer (arr).
New York, October 16, 1931

(Z) FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Russell Smith, Bobby Star

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