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I do agree with you, Gheorghe. Hard textures predominate. Sonny's touch is very percussive and hardly resonates at all. (I hear something similar in Walter Davis of the same era.) Jackie, too, of course. Compare him with the much softer sound of Hank on Dial S for Sonny. That album has Louis Hayes, who is considerably less hard and aggressive than Philly on Cool Struttin'. The only player on the album whose "hard" credentials could be questioned is Farmer, who was sufficiently versatile to be a member of the Gerry Mulligan quartet not long after.

Agreed - also 87. Here he is at Emmet's place a few months ago:

Everything from Smalls is now on YouTube and accessible at any time. I take a look each day to see what's been on the previous evening.

Go to YouTube. Typing Smalls George Coleman into the search box should get it.

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As a listener, I agree.