The Hawk Talks
The Hawk Talks is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins compiling tracks recorded between 1952 and 1953 for the Decca label which were first released on LP in 1955.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | January 31, 1952, February 26, 1952, July 30, 1952 and April 27, 1953 | |||
| Studio | NYC and Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:14 | |||
| Label | Decca DL 8127 | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |   [4] |
On AllMusic, Scott Yanow states, "The early '50s were an "off" period for Hawkins. He had not gone through a decline in the slightest, but, due to the change in the public's (and critics') taste, his talents were being a bit underrated. By 1957 Hawkins would be on top again, but the 1951-53 recordings included on this LP find him mostly restricted to making romantic melody statements on indifferent material, mood music that it was hoped would sell much better than it eventually did".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except where noted
- "Lucky Duck" (Neal Hefti) – 2:50
- "Spellbound" (Miklós Rózsa, Mack David) – 3:07
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 2:57
- "Lonely Wine" (Roy Wells) – 3:15
- "Ruby" (Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) – 2:28
- "Trust in Me" (Ned Wever, Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz) – 3:06
- "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) – 3:15
- "The Song from Moulin Rouge" (Georges Auric, William Engvick) – 3:00
- "Midnight Sun" (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke) – 2:57
- "Amber" (Jean McKenna) – 2:45
- "Lost in a Fog" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 3:06
- "Carioca" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn) – 2:28
- Recorded in Chicago on July 30, 1952 (tracks 3 & 7) and in New York City on January 31, 1952 (tracks 2 & 10-12), February 26, 1952 (tracks 4, 6 & 9), and April 27, 1953 (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
Personnel
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Various personnel including:
- Joe Wilder – trumpet (tracks 4, 6 & 9)
- Danny Bank – baritone saxophone (tracks 4, 6 & 9)
- Sanford Gold – piano (tracks 2 & 10-12)
- Bill Doggett – piano, organ (tracks 4, 6 & 9)
- George Barnes (tracks 3 & 7), Al Casamenti (tracks 2 & 10-12) – guitar
- Sam Makia – steel guitar (tracks 4, 6 & 9)
- Trigger Alpert – bass (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 9-12)
- Jimmy Crawford (tracks 4, 6 & 9), Norris Shawker (tracks 2 & 10-12) – drums
- Candido – congas (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Orchestra directed By Paul Neilson (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Neil Hefti – arranger (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Orchestra arranged and conducted by Danny Mendelsohn (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 9-12)
References
- Decca Album Discography, Part 4: Main 12-inch 8000 Series (1949-1960). Retrieved July 10, 2017
- Coleman Hawkins Discography. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 – 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- Yanow, Scott. The Hawk Talks – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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