Jazz Reunion

Jazz Reunion
Jazz Reunion
Studio album by Pee Wee Russell and Coleman Hawkins
Released	1961
Recorded	February 23, 1961
Studio	Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:34
Label	Candid; CJM 8020/CJS 9020
Producer	Nat Hentoff
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Pee Wee Russell chronology

Jazz Reunion is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Candid label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Russell was beginning to perform much more modern material than the Dixieland music ... Hawkins is also in fine form and this somewhat surprising program is quite successful".^[5]

Track listing

"If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 6:30
"Tin Tin Deo" (Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) – 8:57
"Mariooch" (Pee Wee Russell, Nat Pierce, Milt Hinton) – 7:21
"All Too Soon" (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) – 7:34
"28th and 8th" (Russell, Pierce) – 7:27
"What Am I Here For?" (Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 7:54

Personnel

References

^ Candid Records Catalog: 8000/9000 series accessed May 9, 2019
^ Jazzlists: Candid Label Discography accessed May 9, 2019
^ Both Sides Now: Candid Album Label Discography, accessed May 9, 2019
^ Coleman Hawkins Discography, accessed May 9, 2019
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Pee Wee Russell: Jazz Reunion – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[1] Candid Records Catalog: 8000/9000 series accessed May 9, 2019

[2] Jazzlists: Candid Label Discography accessed May 9, 2019

[3] Both Sides Now: Candid Album Label Discography, accessed May 9, 2019

[4] Coleman Hawkins Discography, accessed May 9, 2019

[Allmusic-5] Yanow, Scott. Pee Wee Russell: Jazz Reunion – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

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v t e Pee Wee Russell
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (1959) Swingin' with Pee Wee (and Buck Clayton, 1960) Jazz Reunion (and Coleman Hawkins, 1961) Ask Me Now! (1963) The College Concert (and Henry "Red" Allen, 1966) The Spirit of '67 (arranged by Oliver Nelson, 1967)
With others	The Ruby Braff Octet with Pee Wee Russell & Bobby Henderson at Newport (1957) Miles & Monk at Newport (Thelonious Monk, 1963) George Wein & the Newport All-Stars (1962)

v t e Coleman Hawkins
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Body and Soul (1939–56)/The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956) Disorder at the Border (1952) The Hawk Talks (1952–53) The Hawk Returns (released 1954) Timeless Jazz (1954) Accent on Tenor Sax (1955) The Hawk in Paris (1956) The Gilded Hawk (1956–57) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957) The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957) The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957) The Hawk Flies High (1957) Bean Bags (and Milt Jackson, 1958) Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958) Soul (1958) The High and Mighty Hawk (1958) The Saxophone Section (1958) Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (1959) Hawk Eyes (1959) Coleman Hawkins All Stars (with Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas, 1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Arnett Cobb, 1959) At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960) Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1960) Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960) The Hawk Swings (1960) Jazz Reunion (and Pee Wee Russell, 1961) The Hawk Relaxes (1961) Back in Bean's Bag (and Clark Terry, 1962) Bluesy Burrell (with Kenny Burrell, 1962) Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962) Desafinado (1962) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1962) Good Old Broadway (1962) Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962) Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962) The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962) Today and Now (1962) Sonny Meets Hawk! (and Sonny Rollins, 1963) Wrapped Tight (1965) The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967)
With others	Further Definitions (Benny Carter, 1951) All the Cats Join In (Buck Clayton, 1953–56) Jumpin' at the Woodside (Buck Clayton, 1954–55) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1939) Blues Groove (Tiny Grimes, 1958) At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963) Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln, 1961) 2-3-4 (Shelly Manne, 1962) Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk, 1957) Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (also Hawkins, 1957) We Insist! (Max Roach, 1960) Ben Webster and Associates (1959) Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston, 1959) At Newport '63 (Joe Williams, 1963)