The Hawk Flies High is a 1957 album by jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins.[5][6] Apart from Barry Galbraith and Jo Jones on guitar and drums, the line-up of his accompanying sextet had a bebop background, namely J.J. Johnson on trombone, Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, pianist Hank Jones, and Oscar Pettiford on bass.[7]
| The Hawk Flies High | ||||
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| Released | July 1957 | |||
| Recorded | March 12 and 15, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Reeves Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:02 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-233[1] | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing edit
- "Chant" (Hank Jones) – 5:08
- "Juicy Fruit" (Idrees Sulieman) – 11:16
- "Think Deep" (William O. Smith) – 3:24
- "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 4:34
- "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) – 5:44
- "Sancticity" (Hawkins) – 9:10
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Flies High". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 98. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "The Hawk Flies High - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- ^ Jazz, All About. "Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Flies High album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
- ^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
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