The High and Mighty Hawk

by Coleman Hawkins

Overview

Although Hawkins had been a major tenor stylist for over 35 years by the time of this recording, he had never felt all that comfortable playing blues, preferring to dig his harmonic talents into more complicated material. For one of the first times, on the lengthy "Bird of Prey Blues" that opens this LP, Hawkins showed that at last he had mastered the blues. His honking and roaring improvisation, although more sophisticated than the usual solos by R&B tenors, captured their spirit and extroverted emotions perfectly. It is the highlight of this otherwise excellent (if more conventional) quintet session with trumpeter Buck Clayton and pianist Hank Jones. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2022
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031525012
Rank:	166589

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ray Brown   Bass
Roy Eldridge   Trumpet
Hank Jones   Piano
Buck Clayton   Trumpet
George Duvivier   Bass
Mickey Sheen   Drums

Technical Credits

Arnold Marcus   Liner Notes
Carl Fischer   Composer
Robert Mellin   Composer
Guy Wood   Composer
Hank Jones   Composer
Coleman Hawkins   Composer
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes
Henry Jones   Composer
Stanley Dance   Liner Notes
Bill Carey   Composer