The Hawk Relaxes

1961 studio album by Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk Relaxes
Studio album by
Coleman Hawkins
Released1961
RecordedFebruary 28, 1961
StudioVan Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:57
LabelMoodsville
MV 15
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Jazz Reunion
(1961) 		The Hawk Relaxes
(1961) 		Things Ain't What They Used to Be
(1961)

The Hawk Relaxes is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Moodsville label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  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

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 15, 2013
  2. ^ Coleman Hawkins Discography accessed May 9, 2019
  3. ^ Down Beat: December 21, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 26
  4. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed March 15, 2013
  5. ^ 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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