Album Info
| Artist: | Coleman Hawkins Quartet |
| Album: | Today And Now |
| Released: | Worldwide, 2024 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Go Lil Liza | 6:30 |
| A2 | Quintessence | 4:46 |
| A3 | Don't Love Me | 4:43 |
| A4 | Love Song From Apache | 4:15 |
| B1 | Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet | 9:57 |
| B2 | Swingin' Scotch | 8:30 |
| B3 | Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree | 4:33 |
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Description
Cut at Van Gelder with Bob Thiele producing, Coleman Hawkins Quartet’s Today And Now finds the Hawk relaxed but razor-focused with Tommy Flanagan, Major Holley, and Eddie Locke in close orbit. You can hear the leader breathe into that plush tenor line on Love Song from “Apache,” a small pause that turns the melody conversational. Go Li’l Liza skips with a light, springy swing, while Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree gets a sly bounce and one of Holley’s cheeky hum-in-unison bass moments.
This pressing gives the music a bit more room; space between Hawkins and Flanagan opens up, and the low end sits deeper without bloat. Cymbals are tidy and never glassy. The quartet’s ease makes it a perfect Sunday spin or a late weekday wind-down, and it belongs right next to your Ben Webster ballad-era staples.
If you’d rather order online, you can buy Coleman Hawkins records online with us. Packaging retains the classic Impulse! feel, and the session’s late-’62 glow comes through with that familiar Van Gelder intimacy.
Hawkins in this period wasn’t chasing trends, just speaking clearly. The tunes are familiar without feeling safe, the rhythm section keeps the floor steady, and the leader’s tone does the heavy lifting. A dependable, grown-up record that rewards a quiet room and a good cup of something.
Available online now or in our Melbourne shop, an easy pick for any Coleman Hawkins fan.
