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The Hawk Relaxes is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Moodsville label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[3]
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This quintet – as unique as any Hawkins ever fronted – speaks to his open mindedness, but more so to his innate ability in adapting musicians to his situational hitting. The Hawk Relaxes is one of his best latter period efforts".[4]

Track listing

  1. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 6:11
  2. "When Day Is Done" (Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher}) – 4:28
  3. "Under a Blanket of Blue" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 4:39
  4. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:12
  5. "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) – 5:59
  6. "Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) – 5:04
  7. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 6:44

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 15, 2013
  2. ^ Coleman Hawkins Discography accessed May 9, 2019
  3. ^ Down Beat: December 21, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 26
  4. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed March 15, 2013
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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