The Hawk Relaxes
1961 studio album by Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk Relaxes | ||||
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Studio album by Coleman Hawkins | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | February 28, 1961 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:57 | |||
Label | Moodsville MV 15 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Coleman Hawkins chronology | ||||
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The Hawk Relaxes is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Moodsville label.[1][2]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Down Beat | [3] |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This quintet – as unique as any Hawkins ever fronted – speaks to his open mindedness, but more so to his innate ability in adapting musicians to his situational hitting. The Hawk Relaxes is one of his best latter period efforts".[4]
Track listing
- "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 6:11
- "When Day Is Done" (Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher}) – 4:28
- "Under a Blanket of Blue" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 4:39
- "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:12
- "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) – 5:59
- "Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) – 5:04
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 6:44
Personnel
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Ronnell Bright – piano
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Andrew Cyrille – drums
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 15, 2013
- ^ Coleman Hawkins Discography accessed May 9, 2019
- ^ Down Beat: December 21, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 26
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed March 15, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
unless stated otherwise.
unless stated otherwise.
as leader
or co-leader
- Body and Soul (1939–56)/The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956)
- Disorder at the Border (1952)
- The Hawk Talks (1952–53)
- The Hawk Returns (released 1954)
- Timeless Jazz (1954)
- Accent on Tenor Sax (1955)
- The Hawk in Paris (1956)
- The Gilded Hawk (1956–57)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
- The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957)
- The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
- The Hawk Flies High (1957)
- Bean Bags (and Milt Jackson, 1958)
- Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958)
- Soul (1958)
- The High and Mighty Hawk (1958)
- The Saxophone Section (1958)
- Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (1959)
- Hawk Eyes (1959)
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars (with Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas, 1959)
- Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Arnett Cobb, 1959)
- At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1960)
- Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
- The Hawk Swings (1960)
- Jazz Reunion (and Pee Wee Russell, 1961)
- The Hawk Relaxes (1961)
- Back in Bean's Bag (and Clark Terry, 1962)
- Bluesy Burrell (with Kenny Burrell, 1962)
- Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
- Desafinado (1962)
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1962)
- Good Old Broadway (1962)
- Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
- Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
- The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
- Today and Now (1962)
- Sonny Meets Hawk! (and Sonny Rollins, 1963)
- Wrapped Tight (1965)
- The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967)
- Further Definitions (Benny Carter, 1951)
- All the Cats Join In (Buck Clayton, 1953–56)
- Jumpin' at the Woodside (Buck Clayton, 1954–55)
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1939)
- Blues Groove (Tiny Grimes, 1958)
- At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963)
- Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln, 1961)
- 2-3-4 (Shelly Manne, 1962)
- Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk, 1957)
- Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (also Hawkins, 1957)
- We Insist! (Max Roach, 1960)
- Ben Webster and Associates (1959)
- Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston, 1959)
- At Newport '63 (Joe Williams, 1963)