Coleman Hawkins and Confrères

2025-09-13T07:16:53-04:00

This session, recorded for Verve, is a celebration of that spirit. The word “confrères” means “colleagues” or “brothers-in-arms,” and the title couldn’t be more fitting. Hawkins is joined here by trumpeter Roy Eldridge and fellow tenor Ben Webster—two musicians of equal stature, with equally forceful personalities. Eldridge, fiery and unpredictable, was always a bridge between swing and the bebop revolution. Webster, once a protégé of Hawkins, developed into a giant in his own right, known for his breathy warmth on ballads and his rough growl when the tempo quickened. Together, these three men represented different shades of classic jazz expression.

Artist(s): Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins
Trumpet – Roy Eldridge
Bass – George Duvivier, Ray Brown
Drums – Alvin Stoller, Mickey Sheen
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano – Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson
Recording Info: Originally released in 1958
Producer – Norman Granz
Transferred from a Verve Original Pressing
Components used for this transfer: Analog: Transferred using a VPI - HW-40 Anniversary Direct Drive Turntable - Cartridge: Ortofon MC Anna Diamond - Merrill Audio Jens Phono Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter, clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs

1 Maria 6:31
2 Sunday 5:20
3 Hanid 4:53
4 Honey Flower 8:42
5 Nabob 9:32

This Title is in the Vinyl Record Restoration Series. You can find information about the series in this Blog Post HERE

Please Note: This release was edited in DXD PCM from a DSD256 Master
then the DXD edited master was used to generate the final DSD files using
Merging Technologies Album Publishing.
DXD (352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM) is one of the best and least destructive formats for post-processing DSD originated digital recordings