At The Opera House

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This CD contains the two complete sets by the Coleman Hawkins/Roy Eldridge quintet recorded it the fall of 1957 at the “Civic Opera House” in Chicago (Stereo) and at the “Shrine Auditorium” in Los Angeles (mono). The “Hawk” is still imperial here, and there is also a particularly welcome bonus in the fine form of Roy Eldridge on both concerts - not always the case during his career. Another astonishing surprise is the rhythm section, which consists of three quarters of the “Modern Jazz Quartet”: John Lewi, Percy Heath and Connie Kay. They swing hard, proving they were versatile enough to change their style when accompanying their two elder. Making a great closing performance for a CD full of outstanding playing is a very rare version of “Stuffy,” with Coleman and Roy, plus J.J. Johnson, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Jo Jone. Sources Tracks #1-8 & 10 originally issued as "Coleman Hawkins And Roy Eldridge At The Opera House" (Verve MGVS-6028) Personnel on #1-12 Roy Eldridge (tp) Coleman Hawkins (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d). On tracks #2,6 & 10: Coleman Hawkins out; on tracks #3,7 & 11: Roy Eldridge out. Personnel on #13 Roy Eldridge (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) .

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