Bean Bags

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Bean Bags

| type = Album

| artist = Milt Jackson and Coleman Hawkins

| cover = Bean Bags (album).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1959

| recorded = September 12, 1958
New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 36:08

| label = Atlantic

| producer = Nesuhi Ertegun

| chronology = Milt Jackson

| prev_title = The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2

| prev_year = 1959

| next_title = Bags' Opus

| next_year = 1959

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Coleman Hawkins

| type = studio album

| prev_title = The Saxophone Section

| prev_year = 1958

| title = Bean Bags

| year = 1959

| next_title = Soul

| next_year = 1958

}}

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Bean Bags is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson and saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Atlantic label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/milt-jackson/catalog/#atlantic-lp-1316 Milt Jackson discography]. Retrieved January 17, 2012.Evensmo, J. [http://www.jazzarcheology.com/artists/coleman_hawkins_part_3.pdf "The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959"]. Retrieved July 10, 2017.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Many of vibraphonist Milt Jackson's Atlantic recordings are long overdue to appear on CD, and that certainly includes Bean Bags, which features a meeting with the great tenor Coleman Hawkins. Assisted by a top-notch quartet."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/bean-bags-r154754 Allmusic Review]. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

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| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Track listing

:All compositions by Milt Jackson except as indicated

  1. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 7:25
  2. "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) - 5:41
  3. "Don't Take Your Love From Me" (Henry Nemo) - 4:49
  4. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:28
  5. "Sandra's Blues" - 6:38
  6. "Indian Blues" - 6:07

Personnel

References