Hawk Eyes (album)

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Hawk Eyes
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedApril 3, 1959
StudioVan Gelder, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length45:10
LabelPrestige
PR 7156
ProducerBob Weinstock
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Soul
(1958)
Hawk Eyes
(1959)
Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio
(1959)

Hawk Eyes is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1959 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "in addition to long jams, plenty of fireworks occur during this frequently exciting session".[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except as indicated

  1. "Hawk Eyes" - 10:19
  2. "C'mon In" - 13:17
  3. "Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 5:12
  4. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) - 5:42
  5. "La Rosita" (Paul Dupont, Allan Stuart) - 6:09
  6. Stealin' the Bean"" (Osie Johnson) - 4:31

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 14, 2013
  2. ^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 14, 2013
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 98. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.