Coleman Hawkins

2 LPs ON 1 CD

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This release presents the complete original album The Hawk Relaxes (Prestige/moodsville MVLP15) a quintet session which paired the great Coleman Hawkins with guitarist Kenny Burrell and bassist Ron Carter. Another quintet album featuring Hawk with Burrell, Soul (Prestige PRLP7149) has been added in its entirety as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

[1-7] THE HAWK RELAXES

COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor sax
KENNY BURRELL, guitar
RONNELL BRIGHT, piano
RON CARTER, bass
& ANDREW CYRILLE, drums
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, February 28, 961.

BONUS ALBUM [8-14] SOUL:

COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor sax
KENNY BURRELL, guitar
RAY BRYANT, piano
WENDELL MARSHALL, bass
OSIE JOHNSON, drums
Hackensack, New Jersey, November 7, 1958.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. I’ll Never Be the Same
02. When Day Is Done
03. Under A Blanket of Blue
04. More Than YouKnow
05. Moonglow
06. Just A Gigolo
07. Speak Low
08. Soul Blues
09. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
10. Groovin’
11. Greensleeves
12. Sunday Morning
13. Until the Real Thing Comes Alone
14. Sweetnin’

Total time: 79:08