The Gilded Hawk
| The Gilded Hawk | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | October 17, 1956 and February 7–8, 1957 | |||
| Studio | NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol T 819 | |||
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The Gilded Hawk is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser which was recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "this LP finds the great tenor being weighed down by Glenn Osser's muzaky arrangements for the strings. Since Hawkins does little other than caress the melodies, nothing significant happens, making this one of the most dispensable Coleman Hawkins ever".[4]
Track listing[edit]
- "Out of the Night" (Harry Sosnik, Walter Hirsch) – 2:53
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 2:43
- "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) – 2:25
- "My Mother's Eyes" (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert) – 3:50
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 2:53
- "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:43
- "With Every Breath I Take" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 3:14
- "I'm Yours" (Johnny Green, Yip Harburg) – 2:53
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:51
- "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" (Wright, Forrest) – 2:55
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 2:31
- "A Cottage for Sale" (Willard Robison, Larry Conley) – 3:09
Personnel[edit]
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Unidentified orchestra arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser
References[edit]
- ^ Discography Preview for the Capitol label Main Series 600-2999 (1955–1968). Retrieved June 30, 2017
- ^ Coleman Hawkins Discography. Retrieved June 30, 2017
- ^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Gilded Hawk – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
