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The Hawk Relaxes

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Released
  
1961

Artist
  
Coleman Hawkins

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
36:57

Release date
  
28 February 1961

Label
  
Moodsville

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Recorded
  
February 28, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

The Hawk Relaxes (1961)
  
Good Old Broadway (1962)

Similar
  
Coleman Hawkins albums, Jazz albums

The Hawk Relaxes is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Moodsville label.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

  1. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 6:11
  2. "When Day Is Done" (Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher) - 4:28
  3. "Under a Blanket of Blue" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) - 4:39
  4. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 4:12
  5. "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) - 5:59
  6. "Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) - 5:04
  7. "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

    • Songs

    1I'll Never Be the Same6:14
    2When Day Is Done4:30
    3Under a Blanket of Blue4:41

    References

    The Hawk Relaxes Wikipedia
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