Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! is a live album by saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Johnny Hodges with trumpeter Roy Eldridge which was recorded at the Village Gate in 1962 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 13 and 15, 1962 | |||
| Venue | Village Gate, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:50 | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8504 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic called it "Timeless music played by some of the top veteran stylists of the swing era".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 11:16
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) – 11:36
- "The Rabbit in Jazz" (Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges) – 16:49
- "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 8:29 Additional track on CD release
- "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 7:23 Additional track on CD release
- "Bean and the Boys" (Coleman Hawkins) – 6:58 Additional track on CD release
- "Caravan' (Ellington, Tizol, Irving Mills) – 10:30 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
edit- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Roy Eldridge – trumpet (tracks 1-3)
- Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone (tracks 1-3)
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Major Holley – bass
- Eddie Locke – drums
References
edit- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8500 series. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ Coleman Hawkins Discography. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.