Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (Acoustic Sounds) LP ETJS-10 This Verve By Request title

This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit

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Featuring two previously unissued compositions it’s a must for all hard-bop fanatics

Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (Acoustic Sounds) LP ETJS-10 This Verve By Request titleVerve, 1959 This 1957 date, produced by Norman Granz, finds the two tenors matching wits with accompaniment from Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Alvin Stoller. From Hawkins' screaming solo on the opener "Blues for Yolanda" to the beautiful give and take on the ballads "It Never Entered My Mind" and "Prisoner of Love", this classic set is warm, lyrical and essential. Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and