Hollywood Stampede (1945)

About this title: Hawkins led one of his finest bands in 1945, a sextet with the fiery trumpeter Howard McGhee that fell somewhere between small-group swing and bebop. This CD contains all of that group's 12 recordings, including memorable versions of "Rifftide" and "Stuffy"; trombonist Vic Dickenson guests on four tracks. This CD concludes with one of Hawkins' rarest sessions, an Aladdin date from 1947 that finds the veteran tenor leading a septet that includes 20-year-old trumpeter Miles Davis. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. April in Paris [Duke/Harburg]
2. Rifftide [Hawkins]
3. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
4. Stuffy [Hawkins]
5. Hollywood Stampede [Hawkins]
6. I'm Through With Love [Kahn/Livingston/Mal]
7. What Is There to Say? [Duke/Harburg]
8. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) [Barris/Koehler/Moll]
9. Too Much of a Good Thing [Hawkins]
10. Bean Soup [Hawkins]
11. Someone to Watch over Me [Gershwin/Gershwin]
12. It's the Talk of the Town [Livingston/Neiburg/]
13. Isn't It Romantic? [Hart/Rodgers]
14. Bean-A-Re-Bop [Hawkins/Jones]
15. The Way You Look Tonight [Fields/Kern]
16. Phantomesque [Hawkins]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.