Jazz Reunion is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Candid Records label.[ Candid Records Catalog: 8000/9000 series accessed May 9, 2019][ Jazzlists: Candid Label Discography accessed May 9, 2019][ Both Sides Now: Candid Album Label Discography, accessed May 9, 2019][ Coleman Hawkins Discography, accessed May 9, 2019]
Reception
Allmusic reviewer
Scott Yanow stated: "Russell was beginning to perform much more modern material than the Dixieland music ... Hawkins is also in fine form and this somewhat surprising program is quite successful".
Track listing
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"If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 6:30
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"Tin Tin Deo" (Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) – 8:57
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"Mariooch" (Pee Wee Russell, Nat Pierce, Milt Hinton) – 7:21
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"All Too Soon" (Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) – 7:34
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"28th and 8th" (Russell, Pierce) – 7:27
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"What Am I Here For?" (Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 7:54
Personnel