The Hawk in Paris
1957 studio album by Coleman Hawkins with Manny Albam and His Orchestra
The Hawk in Paris | ||||
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Studio album by Coleman Hawkins with Manny Albam and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | July 9, 11 and 13, 1956 | |||
Studio | Webster Hall, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:48 | |||
Label | Vik LX-1059 | |||
Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
Coleman Hawkins chronology | ||||
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The Hawk in Paris is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring compositions related to Paris performed with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Manny Albam which was recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "Manny Albam's arrangements mostly avoid being muzaky and quite often are creative and witty. What could have been a novelty or an insipid affair is actually one of Coleman Hawkins's more memorable albums".[3]
Track listing
- "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 3:53
- "Mon Homme" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) – 3:19
- "Under Paris Skies" (Hubert Giraud, Jean Dréjac) – 2:46
- "Mimi" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:08
- "La Chnouf" (Marc Lanjean) – 3:07
- "La Vie en Rose" (Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David) – 2:37
- "La Mer" (Charles Trenet) – 3:33
- "Paris in the Spring" (Harry Revel, Gordon) – 3:15
- "I Love Paris" (Cole Porter) – 3:31
- "Mademoiselle de Paree" (Eric Maschwitz, Paul Durand) – 3:19
- "Chiens Perdus Sans Collier (The Little Lost Dog)" (Paul Misraki) – 2:58
- "Tu N' Peux T' Figurer (Dawn over Paris)" (Misraki) – 3:22
Personnel
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Manny Albam – arranger, conductor
- Romeo Penque – saxophone, flute
- Al Epstein – saxophone
- Nick Travis – trumpet
- Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsch – trombone
- Ray Beckenstein – flute
- Tosha Samaroff, Paul Gershman, Leo Kruczek, Max Cahn, Alvin Rudintsky, Jack Zayde, Sy Miroff – violin
- Lucien Schmit, George Ricci, Pete Makis – cello
- Janet Putnam – harp
- Marty Wilson – vibraphone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Barry Galbraith – guitar
- Arnold Fishkind – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
unless stated otherwise.
unless stated otherwise.
as leader
or co-leader
- Body and Soul (1939–56)/The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956)
- Disorder at the Border (1952)
- The Hawk Talks (1952–53)
- The Hawk Returns (released 1954)
- Timeless Jazz (1954)
- Accent on Tenor Sax (1955)
- The Hawk in Paris (1956)
- The Gilded Hawk (1956–57)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
- The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957)
- The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
- The Hawk Flies High (1957)
- Bean Bags (and Milt Jackson, 1958)
- Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958)
- Soul (1958)
- The High and Mighty Hawk (1958)
- The Saxophone Section (1958)
- Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (1959)
- Hawk Eyes (1959)
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars (with Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas, 1959)
- Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Arnett Cobb, 1959)
- At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1960)
- Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
- The Hawk Swings (1960)
- Jazz Reunion (and Pee Wee Russell, 1961)
- The Hawk Relaxes (1961)
- Back in Bean's Bag (and Clark Terry, 1962)
- Bluesy Burrell (with Kenny Burrell, 1962)
- Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
- Desafinado (1962)
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1962)
- Good Old Broadway (1962)
- Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
- Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
- The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
- Today and Now (1962)
- Sonny Meets Hawk! (and Sonny Rollins, 1963)
- Wrapped Tight (1965)
- The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967)
- Further Definitions (Benny Carter, 1951)
- All the Cats Join In (Buck Clayton, 1953–56)
- Jumpin' at the Woodside (Buck Clayton, 1954–55)
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1939)
- Blues Groove (Tiny Grimes, 1958)
- At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963)
- Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln, 1961)
- 2-3-4 (Shelly Manne, 1962)
- Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk, 1957)
- Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (also Hawkins, 1957)
- We Insist! (Max Roach, 1960)
- Ben Webster and Associates (1959)
- Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston, 1959)
- At Newport '63 (Joe Williams, 1963)