INCLUDES 6 BONUS TRACKS

4 1/2 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

This release contains the complete original LP "Braff!!" (Epic LN3377), which includes one of the very few collaborations by Ruby Braff and the immortal Coleman Hawkins. All existing tunes and alternate takes from the sessions have been added here as a bonus.

DISCOGRAPHY

RUBY BRAFF (tp), DAVE McKENNA (p), STEVE JORDAN (g), BUZZY DROOTIN (d)
New York, June 26, 1956.

- As Long As I Live
- Blue Turning Grey Over You
- If I Had You
- It’s Been So Long
- I’m Shooting High
- Star Dust
- How Long Has This Been Going On?

RUBY BRAFF (tp), LAWRENCE BROWN (tb), COLEMAN HAWKINS (ts)
ERNIE CACERES (bs), DON ELLIOTT (vib), NAT PIERCE (p)
FREDDIE GREEN (g), EDDIE JONES (b), BUZZY DROOTIN (d)
New York, June 28, 1956

- Here’s Freddie
- You’re Lucky To Me
- You’re Lucky To Me (Alt. Take)
- Just One More Chance
- ‘S Wonderful
- ‘S Wonderful (Alt. Take)

RUBY BRAFF (tp), DON ELLIOTT (vib), NAT PIERCE (p),
FREDDIE GREEN (g), EDDIE JONES (b), BUZZY DROOTIN (d)
New York, July 10, 1956

- Indian summer
- Moonglow (alt. tk)
- Moonglow
- When My Dreamboat Comes Home
- Too Marvellous For Words

TRACKS:

01 STAR DUST)
02 HERE’S FREDDIE
03 INDIAN SUMMER
04 BLUE TURNING GREY OVER YOU
05 JUST ONE MORE CHANCE
06 WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COMES HOME
07 YOU’RE LUCKY TO ME
08 MOONGLOW
09 IT’S BEEN SO LONG
10 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS
11 HOW LONG HAS THING BEEN GOING ON?
12 ’S WONDERFUL
13 AS LONG AS I LIVE (*)
14 IF I HAD YOU (*)
15 I’M SHOOTING HIGH (*)
16 MOONGLOW (Alt. Take 1) (*)
17 YOU’RE LUCKY TO ME (Alt. Take) (*)
18 ‘S WONDERFUL (Alt. Take) (*)

(*) Bonus tracks