The Hawk in Hi Fi
The Hawk in Hi Fi | ||||
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Studio album by Coleman Hawkins with Billy Byers and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | January 17, 18 and 20, 1956 | |||
Studio | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 69:01 CD reissue with additional tracks | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM 1281 | |||
Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
Coleman Hawkins chronology | ||||
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The Hawk in Hi Fi is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy Byers. It was recorded in early 1956 and released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states: "Hawkins is the main soloist throughout, and he was still very much in his prime 33 years after he first joined Fletcher Henderson's orchestra; in fact, the upcoming year of 1957 would be one of his finest. However, Byers' arrangements are more functional than inspired, and some of these selections are more easy listening than they are swinging".[5]
On PopMatters, Matt Cibula noted "Every song here is pretty amazing. Byers’ arrangements are like simple rings on which Hawkins’ solos are beautiful diamonds. It might get a little soupy at times but there is nothing sentimental about any of these tracks, and there is real wit and verve and intelligence behind every choice here. And when they swing, they swing it hard. 'I Never Knew' rocks along very nicely, as do a couple more Hawkins originals; 'His Very Own Blues' and a new version of 'Bean and the Boys' entitled '39"-25"-39"' must have set many a late-‘50s dancefloor on fire. The alternate takes are not revelatory—they sound a whole lot like the finished versions, with the solos maybe not quite as sharp".[7]
Track listing
All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except where noted
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 5:00
- "Little Girl Blue" [Take 3] (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:04
- "I Never Knew" [Take 5] (Raymond B. Egan, Roy Marsh, Tom Pitts) – 3:07
- "Dinner for One Please, James" [Take 3] (Michael Carr) – 3:12
- "The Bean Stalks Again" – 3:25
- "His Very Own Blues" – 3:03
- "The Day You Came Along" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 4:10
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Take 7] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:06
- "The Essence of You" – 3:30
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:00
- "I'm Shooting High" (Jimmy McHugh, Ted Koehler) – 2:36
- "39-25-39" [AKA "Bean and the Boys"] – 2:52
- "There Will Never Be Another You" [Alternate Take I] (Warren, Gordon) – 3:23 Additional track on CD release
- "There Will Never Be Another You" [Alternate Take II] (Warren, Gordon) – 3:26 Additional track on CD release
- "Little Girl Blue" [Take 1] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:09 Additional track on CD release
- "Dinner for One Please, James" [Take 2] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:17 Additional track on CD release
- "I Never Knew" [Take 2] (Egan, Marsh, Pitts) – 3:18 Additional track on CD release
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Take 1] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:10 Additional track on CD release
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Alternate Take I] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:20 Additional track on CD release
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Alternate Take II] (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:38 Additional track on CD release
- "The Day You Came Along" [Alternate Take] (Johnston, Coslow) – 3:15 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Billy Byers – arranged and conducted
- Bernie Glow (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 2-4, 10 & 13-17), Lou Oles (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Ernie Royal (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Charlie Shavers (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Nick Travis (tracks 5-6 & 11-12) – trumpet
- Urbie Green (tracks 2-6 & 10-17), Tommy Mitchell (tracks: 2-4, 10 & 13-17), Fred Ohms (tracks 2-6 & 10-17), Jack Satterfield (tracks 2-6 & 10-17), Chauncey Welsch (tracks 5-6, 11 & 12) – trombone
- Jimmy Buffington – French horn (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21)
- Don Butterfield – tuba (tracks 2-4, 10 & 13-17)
- Julius Baker – flute (tracks 1-4, 7-10 & 13-21)
- Sid Jekowsky – clarinet, flute (tracks 1-4, 7-10 & 13-21)
- Phil Bodner – oboe (tracks 1-4, 7-10 & 13-21)
- Sam Marowitz (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Hal McKusick (tracks 5-6 & 11-12) – alto saxophone
- Al Cohn (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Zoot Sims (tracks 5-6 & 11-12) – tenor saxophone
- Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone (tracks 5-6 & 11-12)
- Marty Wilson – vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel
- Hank Jones – piano, celesta
- Barry Galbraith – guitar (tracks 5-6 & 11-12)
- Milt Hinton (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Jack Lesberg (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21) – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Phil Kraus – bells (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21)
- Alvin Rudnitsky, Arnold Eidus, Dave Newman, Dave Sarser, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Leo Kruczek, Max Cahn, Max Hollander, Paul Gershman, Stan Kraft, Cy Miroff, Tosha Samaroff – violin
- Bert Fisch (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21), Izzy Zir (tracks 2-4, 10 & 13-17) – viola
- Alan Schulman (tracks: 2-4, 10 & 13-17), Bernie Greenhouse (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21), Eduardo Sodero (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21), George Ricci (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21) – cello
References
- ^ RCA Victor Popular 12" LP Main Series, Part 1000. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ Coleman Hawkins Discography. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ Zoot Sims catalog. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950–1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Hawk in Hi Fi – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Cibula, M. PopMatters Review. Retrieved July 10, 2017
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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)