Coleman Hawkins / Roy Eldridge / Jo Jones – At Newport – Vinyl LP Record (VG+)

Record -VG+ 

Cover - G+

Description

A classic Newport Jazz Festival performance bringing together true giants of swing and mainstream jazz. Tenor sax legend Coleman Hawkins is joined by trumpet powerhouse Roy Eldridge, drummer Jo Jones, alto saxophonist Pete Brown, with Ray Bryant on piano and Al McKibbon on bass.

This is festival jazz at its best: relaxed but authoritative, hard-swinging without excess, and beautifully recorded by Verve. Hawkins’ tone is huge and confident, Eldridge is fiery and precise, and Jo Jones’ drumming is a masterclass in propulsion and elegance.

A must-own for collectors of:

• Swing → mainstream jazz crossover

• Newport Festival recordings

• Verve’s golden-era jazz catalogue