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The Genius of Coleman Hawkins

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The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedOctober 24, 1957
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz
Length78:36 (1997 CD reissue)
LabelVerve
MG V-8261 / MG VS-6033
ProducerNorman Granz
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
(1957)
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
(1957)
Coleman Hawkins and Confrères
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet.[3][4]

Track listing

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  1. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 3:29
  2. "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 3:35
  3. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:38
  4. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:54
  5. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
  6. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 4:08
  7. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:33
  8. "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:45
  9. "There's No You" (Tom Adair, Hal Hopper) – 3:25
  10. "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 3:49
  11. "Somebody Loves Me" (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) – 3:51
  12. "Blues for Rene" (Coleman Hawkins) – 3:03
    Bonus tracks included on the 1997 CD release:
  13. "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) – 3:02
  14. "I Never Had a Chance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:06
  15. "I Never Had a Chance" – 2:00
  16. "I Wished on the Moon" – 3:37
  17. "Like Someone in Love" – 3:55
  18. "Ill Wind" – 5:35
  19. "In a Mellow Tone" – 4:46
  20. "There's No You" – 3:26
  21. "Blues for Rene" – 3:04

Personnel

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Performance

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ The Genius of Coleman Hawkins at AllMusic
  4. ^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017