This session is valuable for the majestic playing of tenor great Coleman Hawkins, who performs on half of the eight tracks.
Released on the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville -- a label that specialized in recordings with an intimate, reflective atmosphere -- the Moodsville sound doesn't sit comfortably on Hawkins.
His playing is brilliantly relaxed, but it's not mood music.
Leader Kenny Burrell's playing is much more in line with the Moodsville groove.
The guitarist is not amplified as much as he is on his Prestige dates from this time.
In fact, he performs on a nylon-string instrument almost as much as he does on his hollow-body electric.
Unlike Hawkins, Burrell's subdued contribution is made to measure for this date.
Listeners expecting to hear Burrell the hard bopper won't.
The key moments come during the interaction between the guitarist and tenor player, especially during their exchanges on Burrell's "Montono Blues." The rhythm section, Hawkins' working band from this period (pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Major Holley, and drummer Eddie Locke) provides impeccable, sublime support.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tres Palabras | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 06:46 | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | No More | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 3 | Guilty | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Montono Blues | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | I Thought About You | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Out of This World | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | It's Getting Dark | Kenny Burrell, Coleman Hawkins | Play | 06:53 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 34 mins | 78 MB | |||||
| 34 mins | 184 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Barretto | Congas, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Kenny Burrell | Guitar, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Ozzie Cadena | Supervisor |
| 4 | Tommy Flanagan | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 5 | Coleman Hawkins | Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Major Holley | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 7 | Robert Levin | Liner Notes |
| 8 | Eddie Locke | Drums |
| 9 | Gildo Mahones | Piano |
| 10 | Jimmie Smith | Drums |
| 11 | Neil Tesser | Liner Notes |
| 12 | George Tucker | Bass |
| 13 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer, Liner Notes, Remastering |
| 14 | Leo Wright | Sax (Alto) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |