Coleman Hawkins With The Ramblers - The Hawk In Holland (1968) 320 kbps

Tracklist

1.Some of These Days
2.After You've Gone
3.I Only Have Eyes for You
4.I Wish I Were Twins
5.Consolation
6.Medidation
7.What Harlem Is to Me
8.Netcha's Dream
9.I Wanna Go Back to Harlem
10.A Strange Fact
11.Original Dixieland One-Step
12.Smiles
13.Something Is Gonna Give Me Away

This enjoyable LP finds Hawkins guesting with the Ramblers, a fine Dutch swing group, in 1935 and 1937. While pianist Freddie Johnson is the only other distinctive soloist (although Annie de Reuver contributes two haunting vocals), the Ramblers do an excellent job of accompanying their American guest on a variety of standards and a couple of Hawk's originals. The closer, "Something Is Gonna Give Me Away," finds the tenorman romping with just the rhythm section and is quite memorable. This material has since been reissued on CD.~Scott Yanow