The Hawk Flies High (VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Personnel: Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Jo Jones (drums). Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York on March 12 & 15, 1957. Originally released on Riverside (233). Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. Although Coleman Hawkins was 51 when THE HAWK FLIES HIGH was recorded in 1957, he hadn't lost any of the vigor or imaginative dexterity that had typified his original work in the '30s and '40s. In fact, one of Hawkins's greatest assets was his ability to adapt to and incorporate changing styles, and that's precisely what he does here by bringing his swing-inflected chops into a straight bop context. Surrounded by then-young firebrands J.J. Johnson and Idrees Sulieman (on trombone and trumpet, respectively), Hawkins turns in memorable performances on album highlights such as "Juicy Fruit," "Laura," and "Sanctity." The disc was remastered and reissued in 2008.

Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Flies High

Label: Original Jazz Classics – OJC-027, Riverside Records – RLP-233

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono

Country: US

Genre: Jazz

Style: Bop, Cool Jazz

A1                                Chant

Written-By – H. Jones*

5:03

A2                                Juicy Fruit

Written-By – Sulieman*

11:15

A3                                Think Deep

Written-By – Smith*

3:21

B1                                Laura

Written-By – Raskin*, Mercer*

4:31

B2                                Blue Lights

Written-By – Gigi Gryce

5:43

B3                                Sancticity

Written-By – Coleman Hawkins

9:10

Record Company – Fantasy, Inc.

Distributed By – Fantasy, Inc.

Recorded At – Reeves Sound Studios

Published By – Orpheum Music

Published By – Robbins Music

Published By – Jacogg Publications

Bass – Oscar Pettiford

Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon (2)

Drums – Jo Jones

Engineer – Jack Higgins

Guitar – Barry Galbraith

Photography By [Cover] – Paul Weller (3)

Piano – Hank Jones

Producer – Bill Grauer

Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews

Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins

Trombone – J.J. Johnson

Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York on March 12 and 15, 1957

Distributed by Fantasy, Inc., Tenth and Parker, Berkeley, CA. 94710

Barcode (Barcode): 0 25218 10271 1

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: JAZZ
• Format Type: 12"
• Released: 09/16/2011