DUKE ELLINGTON & COLEMAN HAWKINS Meets Coleman Hawkins (2007 German limited edition Direct Metal Mastered audiophile issue of the 1962 8-track stereo vinyl LP pressed on 180gm Virgin Vinyl. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder & also featuring Bob Thiele, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, Ray Nance, Aaron Bell & Sam Woodyard, where an Ellington septet provides a rich carpet of sound for the full tone of the tenor sax and gives 'The Bean' [as Hawkins was also called] all the room in the world for his lengthy improvisations. The gatefold picture sleeve & labels replicate the original artwork. Apart from some light creasing in places to the sleeve, the sleeve shows just the lightest shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play AS-26)