Various Artists – Perfect Sax Solos: Cool 1940s Saxophone Jazz

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There is something inherent in the saxophone’s tonal capabilities which enables it to suggest romance or blissful calm, a languorous quality which, in the hands of the right musicians, can create an alluring mood.

Track listing:

1. 00:00:00 Lester Young – She’s Funny That Way
2. 00:03:22 Coleman Hawkins – It’s The Talk Of The Town
3. 00:06:29 Charlie Parker – My Old Flame
4. 00:09:46 Johnny Hodges – Night Wind
5. 00:12:57 Lester Young – I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
6. 00:15:29 Chu Berry – On The Sunny Side Of The Street
7. 00:19:35 Flip Phillips – Sweet And Lovely
8. 00:24:37 Coleman Hawkins –  Someone To Watch Over Me
9. 00:27:28 Willie Smith – The Way You Look Tonight
10. 00:30:37 Lester Young – Something To Remember You By
11. 00:33:22 Ben Webster – I Got It Bad
12. 00:36:19 Charlie Parker – Don’t Blame Me
13. 00:39:10 Chu Berry – A Ghost Of A Chance
14. 00:42:10 Lester Young – East Of The Sun
15. 00:45:21 Benny Carter – Stairway To The Stars
16. 00:48:32 Coleman Hawkins – What Is There To Say?
17. 00:51:54 Babe Russin – Like Somone In Love
18. 00:54:57 Lester Young – Polka Dots And Moonbeams
19. 00:58:41 Charlie Parker – The Gypsy
20. 01:01:46 Coleman Hawkins – Sophisticated Lady
21. 01:04:57 Sidney Bechet – When It’s Sleep Time Down South
22. 01:07:54 Buddy Tate – Blue And Sentimental
23. 01:11:00 Lester Young – These Foolish Things
24. 01:14:12 Coleman Hawkins – I’m Through With Love

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© Past Perfect Limited

Released: 2006.05.29

Recorded: June 27, 1940 – December 21, 1949