''Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins'' is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

that was recorded on August 18, 1962, and released in February 1963 by

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. In 1995, ''

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'' called it "one of the great Ellington albums, one of the great Hawkins albums and one of the great albums of the 1960s."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Duke Ellington, except where noted. #"Limbo Jazz" – 5:14 #" Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard) – 5:56 #"Ray Charles' Place" – 4:04 #"Wanderlust" (Duke Ellington,

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

) – 5:00 #"You Dirty Dog" – 4:19 #"Self-Portrait (of the Bean)" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:52 #"The Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:49 #"The Ricitic" – 5:51 #" Solitude" (Duke Ellington,

Eddie DeLange Eddie DeLange (''né'' Edgar DeLange Moss; 15 January 1904 – 15 July 1949) was an American bandleader and lyricist. Famous artists who recorded some of DeLange's songs include Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Duk ...

) ''(1995 CD bonus track)'' CD reissue only. " Solitude" was until the 1995 CD reissue never part of the album. Originally issued on the compilation album ''The Definitive Jazz Scene-Volume 1 (Impulse! A-99) in the 1960s. – 5:51

Personnel

* Duke Ellington – piano *

– tenor saxophone *

– alto saxophone * Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet * Lawrence Brown – trombone *

Ray Nance Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Early years Nance was the leader of his ow ...

– cornet, violin * Aaron Bell – double bass *

Sam Woodyard Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 – September 20, 1988) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Woodyard was largely an autodidact on drums and played locally in the Newark, New Jersey area in the 1940 ...

– drums Production *

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– producer *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

– engineer * Joe Alper – photography * Jason Claiborne – graphic design * Stanley Dance – liner notes * Hollis King – art direction Reissue * Michael Cuscuna – liner notes, reissue producer * Erick Labson – digital remastering

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