The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
1957 studio album by Coleman Hawkins
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins | ||||
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Studio album by Coleman Hawkins | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | October 24, 1957 | |||
Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 78:36 (1997 CD reissue) | |||
Label | Verve MG V-8261 / MG VS-6033 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Coleman Hawkins chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet.[3][4]
Track listing
- "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 3:29
- "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 3:35
- "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:38
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:54
- "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
- "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 4:08
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:33
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:45
- "There's No You" (Tom Adair, Hal Hopper) – 3:25
- "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 3:49
- "Somebody Loves Me" (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) – 3:51
- "Blues for Rene" (Coleman Hawkins) – 3:03
- Bonus tracks included on the 1997 CD release:
- "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) – 3:02
- "I Never Had a Chance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:06
- "I Never Had a Chance" – 2:00
- "I Wished on the Moon" – 3:37
- "Like Someone in Love" – 3:55
- "Ill Wind" – 5:35
- "In a Mellow Tone" – 4:46
- "There's No You" – 3:26
- "Blues for Rene" – 3:04
Personnel
Performance
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Alvin Stoller – drums
References
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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)