Ken Burns Jazz (2000)

About this title: With cooperation from the Verve and Columbia Legacy catalogs, the Ken Burns Jazz series on CD individually spotlights the musical excellence of 22 jazz originators whose careers and influence are explored in Burns' PBS documentary Jazz. Coleman Hawkins created the voice of the tenor saxophone in jazz, maintaining an open mind throughout his career while playing an important part in the transition from swing to bebop. This compilation starts with Hawkins' early recordings as a member of the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra in 1926, and moves through "Picasso," "Body and Soul," and "The Man I Love, ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Stampede [Henderson]
2. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) [Creamer/Johnson]
3. Queer Notions [Hawkins]
4. It's the Talk of the Town [Livingston/Neiburg/]
5. Honeysuckle Rose [Razaf/Waller]
6. Body and Soul [Eyton/Green/Heyman/]
7. The Man I Love [Gershwin/Gershwin]
8. Bean at the Met [Hawkins]
9. Woody 'N You [Gillespie]
10. I Mean You [Hawkins/Monk]
11. Bean and the Boys [Hawkins]
12. Stuffy [Hawkins]
13. Picasso [Hawkins]
14. La Rosita [Dupont/Stuart]
15. Ruby, My Dear [Monk]
16. Just Friends [Klenner/Lewis]
17. Crazy Rhythm [Caesar/Kahn/Meyer]
18. Driva Man [Roach/Brown]
19. Self Portrait (Of the Bean) [Ellington]

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