This CD contains the material Hawkins recorded for Al Benson's Parrot label in Chicago. Discographical details about these tracks remain incomplete but it seems all items were made in Aug. 1953 - despite various other recording dates found in reference-books and biographies. He was playing a residency at the "Toast of the Town" club in Aug. 1953 when Benson seized the opportunity to record for his new label. Only 4 tracks were actually issued on 45/78s - incidentally one with a romantic typo: "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" appeared as "I'll Follow My Sacred Heart!" Benson obviously tried to experiment, yet neither the vocal choir nor the organist helped Hawkins a lot. It seems that a 10" or 12" LP was originally planned but Benson never issued it. Tracks: I'll See You Later - What a Difference a Day Made - I'll Follow My Sacred Heart - Blue, Blue Days - Flight Eleven - Modern Fantasy - Confessing' - September Song - You Can't Take That Away from Me - Should I - Last Stop - Lullaby of Birdland - Get Happy - Out of Nowhere - Blue Lou - Stompin' at the Savoy - Just You, Just Me.

Tracklist:

I'll See You Later (I'll Tell You Later)
What a Diff'rence a Day Made
I'll Follow My Sacred Heart (I'll Follow My Secret Heart)
Blue, Blue Days (Goin' Down Home)
Flight Eleven
Modern Fantasy
Confessin'
September Song
You Can't Take That Away from Me (They Can't Take That Away from Me)
Should I
On My Way
Last Stop
Lullaby of Birdland
Get Happy
Out of Nowhere
Blue Lou
Stompin' at the Savoy
Just You, Just Me

UPC: 3448967141621
Label: Classics France
Release Date: 5.16.06
Format: CD

Coleman Hawkins - 1953-1954 (CD)