Original air date - Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 11th Jun 2019

TENOR SAX

Jazz tenor sax swing and bop pioneer, Coleman Hawkins, is this week's The Phantom Dancer feature artist with Greg Poppleton. You'll hear him in a mix of live 1940 - 1950s broadcasts and commercial sides from New York and Hilversum in Holland. Check out the full Phantom Dancer play list of swing and jazz mixed by Greg Poppleton from live 1920s-60s radio below is ready for your perusal below.

ONLINE

This week's Phantom Dancer will be online right after the 11 June 2SER live mix at 2ser.com. Hear the show live every Tuesday 12:04-2pm on 107.3 2SER Sydney

COLEMAN HAWKINS

Coleman Randolph Hawkins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist in the 1930s - 1960s. In the Swing Era he influenced generations of tenor players and he had a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s. Miles Davis said of Hawkins' playing, "When I heard Hawk, I learned how to play ballads."

EARLY DAYS

Hawkins took up the saxophone at age 9 after playing piano and cello. By age 14 in 1916 he was playing with local bands. His first major gig was with Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds in 1921 when he settled in New York City. In 1923 he joined Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, where he remained until 1934, sometimes doubling on clarinet and bass saxophone. Hawkins's playing changed significantly during Louis Armstrong's tenure with the Henderson Orchestra (1924–25). In the late 1920s, Hawkins also participated in some of the earliest interracial recording sessions with the Mound City Blue Blowers. During his time with Henderson he became a star soloist with increasing prominence on records. While with the band, he and Henry 'Red' Allen recorded a series of small group sides for ARC (on their Perfect, Melotone, Romeo, and Oriole labels). Hawkins also recorded a number of solo recordings with either piano or a pick-up band of Henderson's musicians in 1933–34, just prior to his period in Europe. He was also featured on a Benny Goodman session on February 2, 1934 for Columbia, which also featured Mildred Bailey as guest vocalist.

EUROPE

In late 1934, Hawkins accepted an invitation to play with Jack Hylton's orchestra in London, and toured Europe as a soloist until 1939, performing and recording with Django Reinhardt and Benny Carter in Paris in 1937. You'll hear one of these sides on this week's Phantom Dancer. Back in NYC, on October 11, 1939, he recorded a two-chorus solo of the pop standard 'Body and Soul', That became a landmark recording of the swing era and his radio theme. You'll hear a 1940 radio version of it when he lead a big band in this week's mix

FIRST BOP RECORD

Hawkins always had a keen ear for new talent and styles and he was the leader on what is generally considered to have been the first ever bebop recording session on February 16, 1944 including Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford, and Max Roach. He maintained his eclectic approach to his music through much of his later career as you'll hear in the 1950s radio aircheck in this week's mix.

VIDEO

This week's Phantom Dancer video of the week is Coleman Hawkins playing Lover Man is a film made in the 1950s with Johnny Guaneri, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Barry Galbrath, guitar and Cozy Cole, drums. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2hRbHbc0M

11 JUNE PLAY LIST

Play List - The Phantom Dancer 107.3 2SER-FM Sydney, Live Stream, Digital Radio Community Radio Network Show CRN #390
107.3 2SER Tuesday 11 June 2019 After the 2SER 12 noon news, 12:04 - 2:00pm (+10 hours GMT) National Program: Edge FM Bega Monday 3 - 4pm7MID Oatlands Tuesday 8 - 9pm2ARM Armidale Friday 12 - 1pm3MGB Mallacoota Sunday 5 - 6amArtSoundFM Canberra Sunday 7 - 8pmand early morning on 23 other stations.
Set 1	Dance Bands on 1940s Radio
Open + Robin Hood	Louis Prima Orchestra (voc) Louis Prima	'Spotlight Bands' Camp Shanks New York AFRS Re-broadcast 1946
Diggin' Dyke	The International Sweethearts of Rhythm	'Jubilee' AFRS Hollywood 17 Jul 1945
Lover + Close	Gene Krupa Orchestra	'Spotlight Bands' Palladium Ballroom Hollywood AFRS Re-broadcast 1946
Set 2	1930-31 Philco Radio Orchestra
Cinderella Brown	Philco Orchestra	Radio Transcription New York City Nov 1930
Boy! Oh! Boy! Oh! Boy! I've Got It Bad	Philco Orchestra (voc) Boswell Sisters	Radio Transcription New York City Nov 1931
Egyptian Ellal	Philco Orchestra	Radio Transcription New York City Nov 1930
Set 3	Italian Swing 1930s-40s
Se Io Fossi Un Millionario	Barzizza Orchestra	Comm Rec late 1930s
E Quel	Trio Lescano	Comm Rec Cetra 1938
Notte	Norma Bruni (voc) Angelini Orchestra	Comm Rec Cetra 1939
Set 4	Coleman Hawkins
Bouncing with Bean	Coleman Hawkins Octet	Comm Rec NYC 1940
Body and Soul (theme) + Chant of the Groove	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra	Savoy Ballroom WEAF NBC Red NY 1940
Strange Fact	Coleman Hawkins with De Ramblers	Comm Rec Hiversum, Holland 26 apr 1937
Stuffy	Coleman Hawkins	'Stars in Jazz' Birdland WNBC NBC NY 4 Sep 1952
Set 5	Erskine Hawkins 1940s Radio
Theme + Where Did You Learn To Love?	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	'One Night Stand' Blue Room Hotel Lincoln NY AFRS Re-broadcast 1 May 1946
Victory Bells	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Aircheck Savoy Ballroom NY Jan 1945
Let's Boil Awhile	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	'Jubilee' AFRS NYC 1943
What You Say?	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Aircheck Savoy Ballroom NY Jan 1945
Set 6	Benny Goodman Camel Caravans 1937-39
Remember	Benny Goodman Orchestra	'Camel Caravan' WABC CBS NY 10 Aug 1937
A Home in the Clouds	Benny Goodman Orchestra (voc) Martha Tilton	'Camel Caravan' Earle Theatre WCAU CBS Philadelphia 14 Feb 1939
Satan Takes a Holiday	Benny Goodman Orchestra	'Camel Caravan' WABC CBS NY 17 Aug 1937
Hartford Stomp	Benny Goodman Orchestra	'Camel Caravan' State Theatre CBS Hartford Conn. 7 Feb 1939
Set 7	Vic Damone
Sustaining Program	Vic Damone	WOR Mutual NY 18 Mar 1947
Set 8	Gene Krupa Small Groups
Ten Ritchie Drive	Gene Krupa Trio	V-Disc 9 Jun 1945
Wire Brush Stomp	Gene Krupa Trio	'Spotlight Bands' Newport RI Blue Network 2 Oct 1944
Tenderly + Perdido	Gene Krupa Quartet	London House WBBM CBS Chicago 13 Mar 1959