The Bebop Years (2001)

About this title: Covering a period from 1939-1949, The Bebop Years profiles Hawkins during the days of combo swing and bebop. That the tenor great sounds at home in both settings here is testament to his great flexibility and intellect as a player. Proper pays its respects with four discs and a lavish booklet sporting a detailed discography, extensive notes, and rare photos. The quality rarely dips as Hawkins is heard making history on his 1939 take of "Body and Soul," cutting a wealth of 1944 gems for Keynote, rubbing shoulders with young beboppers like Dizzy Gillespie and Monk, and waxing nostalgic with the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Body and Soul [Eyton/Green/Heyman/]
2. Dinah [Akst/Lewis/Young]
3. When Day Is Done [DeSylva/Katscher]
4. Smack [Feather]
5. I Surrender, Dear [Barris/Clifford]
6. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me [Gaskill/McHugh]
7. Dedication [Feather]
8. Rocky Comfort [Hawkins]
9. One O'Clock Jump [Basie]
10. 9-20 Special [Engvick/Warren]
11. Feedin' the Bean [Basie]
12. Esquire Bounce [Feather]
13. My Ideal [Robin/Whiting/Chase]
14. Voodte [Hawkins/Pettiford]
15. How Deep Is the Ocean? [Berlin]
16. Hawkins Barrel House [Hawkins]
17. Stumpy [Hawkins]
18. Lover, Come Back to Me [Romberg/Hammerstein]
19. Blues Changes [Hawkins]
20. Crazy Rhythm [Meyer/Kahn/Caesar]
21. Get Happy [Arlen/Koehler]
22. The Man I Love [Gershwin/Gershwin]
23. Sweet Lorraine [Parish/Burwell]
24. My Ideal [Robin/Whiting/Chase]
25. I Only Have Eyes for You [Dubin/Warren]
26. 'S Wonderful [Gershwin/Gershwin]
27. I'm in the Mood for Love [Fields/McHugh]
28. "Bean" at the Met [Hawkins]
29. Woody 'N You [Gillespie]
30. Bu-Dee-Daht [Hart/Johnson]
31. Yesterdays [Kern/Harbach]
32. Flame Thrower [Hawkins]
33. Imagination [Burke/VanHeusen]
34. Night and Day [Porter]
35. Cattin' at Keynote [Lim]
36. Disorder at the Border [Hawkins]
37. Feeling Zero [Hawkins]
38. Rainbow Mist [Hawkins]
39. Blue Moon [Rodgers/Hart]
40. Father Co-Operates [Young]
41. Just One More Chance [Johnston/Coslow]
42. Through for the Night [Young]
43. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Fields/McHugh]
44. Three Little Words [Ruby/Kalmar]
45. Battle of the Saxes [Hawkins]
46. Louise [Whiting/Robin]
47. Pick-Up Boys [Feather]
48. Porgy [Fields/McHugh]
49. Uptown Lullaby [Feather]
50. Salt Peanuts [Gillespie/Clarke]
51. Make Believe [Kern/Hammerstein]
52. Don't Blame Me [Fields/McHugh]
53. Just One of Those Things [Porter]
54. Hallelujah [Grey/Robin/Youmans]
55. Stompin' at the Savoy [Goodman/Webb/Sampso]
56. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Fields/McHugh]
57. All the Things You Are [Kern/Hammerstein]
58. Every Man for Himself [Davis/Thomas]
59. Look Out Jack! [Davis/Higginbotham]
60. Under a Blanket of Blue [Livingston/Neiburg/]
61. El Salon de Gutbucket [Shavers]
62. Undecided [Robin/Shavers]
63. Recollections [Thomas]
64. Drifting on a Reed [Thomas]
65. Flyin' Hawk [Thomas]
66. On the Bean [Hawkins/Thomas]
67. Hawk's Variations, Pts. 1 & 2 [Hawkins]
68. April in Paris [Harburg/Duke]
69. Rifftide [Hawkins]

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