Selected Sessions (1934-1943)

Who played on Selected Sessions (1934-1943)

• Coleman Hawkins tenor saxophone all tracks
• Benny Carter alto saxophone, trumpet on 22 tracks
• Joe Thomas trumpet on 17 tracks
• Russell Smith trumpet on 17 tracks
• Gene Rodgers piano on 14 tracks
• Carl Frye alto saxophone on 11 tracks
• Claude Jones trombone on 11 tracks
• Eddie Heywood piano on 11 tracks
• Gene Simon trombone on 11 tracks
• Hayes Alvis double bass on 11 tracks
• Jimmy Archey trombone on 11 tracks
• Jimmy Powell alto saxophone on 11 tracks
• Keg Purnell drums (drum set) on 11 tracks
• Lincoln Mills trumpet on 11 tracks
• Stanley Payne tenor saxophone on 11 tracks
• Ulysses Livingston guitar on 11 tracks
• Vic Dickenson trombone on 11 tracks
• Eustis Moore alto saxophone on 10 tracks
• Jackie Fields alto saxophone, guitar on 10 tracks
• Joe Guy trumpet on 10 tracks
• Tommy Lindsay trumpet on 10 tracks
• Freddie Green guitar on 7 tracks
• Bernard Addison guitar on 6 tracks
• Count Basie piano on 6 tracks
• Fletcher Henderson piano on 6 tracks
• Henry “Red” Allen trumpet on 6 tracks
• Hilton Jefferson alto saxophone on 6 tracks
• J.C. Higginbotham trombone on 6 tracks
• John Kirby double bass, bass on 6 tracks
• Keg Johnson trombone on 6 tracks
• Victor Engle drums (drum set) on 6 tracks
• Arthur Herbert drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
• Artie Bernstein double bass on 5 tracks
• Billy Taylor Sr. double bass on 5 tracks
• Earl Hardy trombone on 5 tracks
• Ernie Powell alto saxophone on 5 tracks
• J.C. Heard drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
• Lionel Hampton vibraphone, vocals on 5 tracks
• Nelson Bryant trumpet on 5 tracks
• Sandy Williams trombone on 5 tracks
• Tommy Stevenson trumpet on 5 tracks
• William Cato trombone on 5 tracks
• William Oscar Smith double bass on 5 tracks
• Al Casey guitar on 4 tracks
• Al Killian trumpet on 4 tracks
• Andy Fitzgerald clarinet on 4 tracks
• Bill Coleman trumpet on 4 tracks
• Buck Clayton trumpet on 4 tracks
• Buddy Tate tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Buster Bailey clarinet on 4 tracks
• Charlie Christian guitar on 4 tracks
• Dan Minor trombone on 4 tracks
• Danny Polo clarinet on 4 tracks
• Dicky Wells trombone on 4 tracks
• Don Byas tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Earle Warren alto saxophone on 4 tracks
• Ed Cuffee trombone on 4 tracks
• Ed Lewis trumpet on 4 tracks
• Ellis Larkins piano on 4 tracks
• Harry “Sweets” Edison trumpet on 4 tracks
• Jack Washington baritone saxophone on 4 tracks
• Jo Jones drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
• Johnny Williams double bass on 4 tracks
• Lawrence Lucie guitar on 4 tracks
• Oscar Pettiford double bass on 4 tracks
• Russell Procope reeds on 4 tracks
• Shelly Manne drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
• Tab Smith alto saxophone on 4 tracks
• Walter Johnson drums (drum set) on 4 tracks
• Walter Page double bass on 4 tracks
• Edmond Hall clarinet on 3 tracks
• Zutty Singleton drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• Ben Webster tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Benny Goodman clarinet on 2 tracks
• Buddy Rich drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
• Clyde Hart piano on 2 tracks
• Cozy Cole drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
• Dizzy Gillespie trumpet on 2 tracks
• Eugene Fields guitar on 2 tracks
• Harry James trumpet on 2 tracks
• Kermitt Scott tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Leon “Chu” Berry tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Milt Hinton double bass on 2 tracks
• Tex Beneke tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Tommy Dorsey trombone on 2 tracks
• Toots Mondello alto saxophone on 2 tracks
• Ziggy Elman trumpet on 2 tracks
• Charles Holland vocals on 1 track
• Gladys Madden vocals on 1 track
• Kermit Scott tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
• Roy Felton vocals on 1 track
• Thelma Carpenter vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Hocus Pocus standard — Will Hudson 3:15
2. 2 Phantom Fantasie — Russ Morgan 3:15
3. 3 Harlem Madness 3:31
4. 4 Tidal Wave — Will Hudson 3:04
5. 5 When Lights Are Low standard — Benny Carter 2:12
6. 6 One Sweet Letter from You — Harry Warren 3:18
7. 7 Meet Doctor Foo — Coleman Hawkins 2:34
8. 8 Fine Dinner — Coleman Hawkins 2:34
9. 9 She's Funny That Way standard — Neil Moret 3:18
10. 10 Body and Soul standard — Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour 3:01
11. 11 Dinah standard — Harry Akst 2:44
12. 12 My Buddy standard — Walter Donaldson 2:44
13. 13 Singin' the Blues — Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson 2:53
14. 14 When Day Is Done — Robert Katscher 3:14
15. 15 The Sheik of Araby — Ted Snyder 2:55
16. 16 My Blue Heaven — Walter Donaldson 2:48
17. 17 Bouncing with Bean — Coleman Hawkins 3:02
18. 18 Hocus Pocus (Alt Tk-2) — Will Hudson 3:16
19. 19 Tidal Wave (Alt Tk-2) 3:06
20. 20 She's Funny That Way (Alt Tk-2) 3:18
21. 21 Sleep 3:00
22. 22 Among My Souvenirs standard — Lawrence Wright 3:09
23. 23 Fish Fry 3:10
24. 24 Slow Freight 3:22
25. 25 Passin' It Around 3:15
26. 26 Serenade to a Sleeping Beauty (78rpm Version) 3:06
27. 27 Rocky Comfort (78rpm Version) — Coleman Hawkins 3:11
28. 28 Forgive a Fool 2:57
29. 29 Bugle Call Rag — Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel 3:13
30. 30 One O'Clock Jump — Count Basie 3:24
31. 31 9:20 Special standard — Earle Warren 3:09
32. 32 Feedin' the Bean — Count Basie 3:12
33. 33 Voodte 3:06
34. 34 How Deep Is the Ocean standard — Irving Berlin 3:22
35. 35 Hawkins' Barrel-House 2:58
36. 36 Stumpy 3:18
37. 37 Sleep (Alt Tk-3) 2:56
38. 38 Sleep (Alt Tk-2) 2:56
39. 39 Sleep (Edit) 1:09
40. 40 Fish Fry (Alt Tk-3) 3:10
41. 41 Fish Fry (Alt Tk-2) 3:13
42. 42 Fish Fry (Edit) 1:24
43. 43 Slow Freight 1:37
44. 44 Rocky Comfort (Alt Tk-2) 3:07
45. 45 9:20 Special (Alt Tk-2) — Earle Warren 3:13
46. 46 Feedin' the Bean (Alt Tk-2) — Count Basie 3:15

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