CLASSIC RECORDS LP LSP-2712: Sonny (Rollins) Meets Hawk (Coleman Hawkins), 180gm

$

200

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Background -

As some audiophiles are keenly aware, Classic Record titles that were issued on 180 gram vinyl (or of less weight), sounded much better than the later 200 gram versions of the same title. Apparently this has to do with the vinyl presses that were used to make the LPs when they switched over to 200 gram vinyl. These machines were never set up to handle the extra thick, 200 gram versions. And to simply flip from 180 to 200 proved very problematic. The vinyl was noisy. There were pressing flaws. All in all, an inferior product when compared to the heavy, but much better sounding 180 gram vinyl. Classic Records came out with all kinds of variants for their 200 gram pressings - remember all that? If you lived through that period, you likely were wondering why there were so many versions of the same music being made by the same company! It was simply that the 200 gram versions were inferior to the earlier pressings made on 180 gram vinyl. This is the reason why the 180 gram versions not only cost much more to acquire now, but they did, in fact, sound much better. As a collector, you will probably want to try a few versions yourself to see if audiophiles were simply imagining what they were hearing - this is your chance to acquire one such title. This LP is on 180 gram vinyl. It is one of the first pressings made of this title and best of all, it's factory sealed! Don't wait too long to get these LPs as supplies are disappearing (this is our LAST ONE). When they are gone, they are gone forever and we all know what that means insofar as (increasing) prices are concerned.

Throughout a career that spanned more than 40 years, Coleman Hawkins consistently maintained a progressive attitude, operating at or near the cutting edge of developments in jazz. If Hawk's versatility came in handy when he backed Abbey Lincoln during Max Roach's 1960 We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, he took on an assignment of challenging dimensions when in 1963 he cut an entire album with Sonny Rollins in the company of pianist Paul Bley, bassists Bob Cranshaw and Henry Grimes, and drummer Roy McCurdy. Coleman Hawkins and Sonny Rollins each virtually defined the tenor saxophone for his respective generation. To hear the two of them interacting freely is a deliciously exciting experience. Hawkins is able to cut loose like never before. Sometimes the two collide, locking horns and wrestling happily without holding back. For this reason one might detect just a whiff of Albert Ayler's good-natured punchiness, particularly in the basement of both horns; such energies were very much in the air during the first half of the 1960s. Rather than comparing this date with the albums Hawkins shared with Ben Webster (1957), Henry "Red" Allen (1957), Pee Wee Russell (1961), or Duke Ellington (1962), one might refer instead to Hawk's wild adventures in Brussels during 1962 (see Stash 538, Dali) or Rollins' recordings from around this time period, particularly his Impulse! East Broadway Run Down album of 1965. Check out how the Hawk interacts with Rollins' drawn-out high-pitched squeaking during the last minute of "Lover Man." On Sonny Meets Hawk!, possibly more than at any other point in his long professional evolution, Hawkins was able to attain heights of unfettered creativity that must have felt bracing, even exhilarating. He obviously relished the opportunity to improvise intuitively in the company of a tenor saxophonist every bit as accomplished, resourceful, and inventive as he was. - allmusic review

• CLASSIC RECORDS / RCA LP item - this item is FACTORY SEALED

• Record made in the USA

• Pressing is in STEREO

• Record Speed: 33 1/3 rpm

• Earliest version of this audiophile reissue on 180-gram virgin vinyl - long out of print

• Record Made in: circa mid-1990's

• Record Catalog Number: LSP 2712

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio B, New York City, July 15 & 18, 1963 - engineers were Mickey Crofford and Paul Goodman, produced by George Avakian

Featured on this LP -

Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins

LP Title:

Sonny Meets Hawk! - The Two Giants of the Tenor Saxophone

Track Listing:

1 - Yesterdays
2 - All The Things You Are
3 - Summertime
4 - Just Friends
5 - Lover Man
6 - At McKies'

Performers -

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax
Paul Bley, piano
Roy McCurdy, drums
Henry Grimes, bass
Bob Cranshaw, bass

CONDITION Details:

• The LP jacket is in Mint condition - this item is FACTORY SEALED.

• The jacket has NO seam splits - it is completely intact.
  

• The jacket has NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind.
  

• The outer plastic cellophane (bag) wrap is perfect. The perforated seam is completely intact.

• There is NO hand writing on the front or back of the jacket.

• The cover has clean and sharp colors - see pictures with this listing for more detail. 

• The LP is assumed to be in MINT condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED!

• This is the mint copy you have always wanted in your collection - any super picky audiophile would be happy with this one!

A Short Note About LP GRADING -

• Mint = Only used for sealed items.
• Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
• Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
• Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
• Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.