1955 studio album by Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk Talks Released 1955 Recorded January 31, February 26 & July 30, 1952, and April 27, 1953 Studio NYC and Chicago, IL Genre Jazz Length 35 :14 Label Decca DL 8127
The Hawk Talks Coleman Hawkins compiling tracks recorded between 1952 and 1953 for the Decca label which were first released on LP in 1955.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 4]
On AllMusic , Scott Yanow states, "The early '50s were an "off" period for Hawkins. He had not gone through a decline in the slightest, but, due to the change in the public's (and critics') taste, his talents were being a bit underrated. By 1957 Hawkins would be on top again, but the 1951-53 recordings included on this LP find him mostly restricted to making romantic melody statements on indifferent material, mood music that it was hoped would sell much better than it eventually did".[ 4]
Track listing
"Lucky Duck" (Neal Hefti ) – 2:50
"Spellbound" (Miklós Rózsa , Mack David ) – 3:07
"I Can't Get Started " (Vernon Duke , Ira Gershwin ) – 2:57
"Lonely Wine" (Roy Wells) – 3:15
"Ruby " Theme Melody from the Motion Picture Ruby Gentry Heinz Roemheld , Mitchell Parish ) – 2:28
"Trust in Me " (Ned Wever, Milton Ager , Jean Schwartz ) – 3:06
"If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) " (James P. Johnson , Henry Creamer ) – 3:15
"The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) " (Georges Auric , William Engvick ) – 3:00
"Midnight Sun " (Lionel Hampton , Sonny Burke ) – 2:57
"Amber" (Jean McKenna) – 2:45
"Lost in a Fog" (Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields ) – 3:06
"Carioca " (Vincent Youmans , Edward Eliscu , Gus Kahn ) – 2:28 Recorded in Chicago on July 30, 1952 (tracks 3 & 7) and in New York City on January 31, 1952 (tracks 2 & 10-12), February 26, 1952 (tracks 4, 6 & 9), and April 27, 1953 (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
Personnel
with orchestra directed by Paul Neilson (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
with orchestra arranged and conducted by Danny Mendelsohn (2, 4, 6 & 9-12)
George Barnes – guitar (3 & 7)
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
Albums
Body and Soul The Hawk in Hi Fi Disorder at the Border The Hawk Talks The Hawk Returns Timeless Jazz Accent on Tenor Sax The Hawk in Paris The Gilded Hawk Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport The Genius of Coleman Hawkins The Hawk Flies High Bean Bags Milt Jackson , 1958)Coleman Hawkins and Confrères Soul The High and Mighty Hawk The Saxophone Section Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio Hawk Eyes Coleman Hawkins All Stars Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas , 1959)Very Saxy Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Buddy Tate , Arnett Cobb , 1959)At Ease with Coleman Hawkins Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra Night Hawk The Hawk Swings Jazz Reunion The Hawk Relaxes Back in Bean's Bag Clark Terry , 1962)Bluesy Burrell Kenny Burrell , 1962)Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi Desafinado Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins Good Old Broadway Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! The Jazz Version of No Strings Today and Now Sonny Meets Hawk! Sonny Rollins , 1963)Wrapped Tight The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World With others
Further Definitions Benny Carter , 1951)All the Cats Join In Buck Clayton , 1953–56)Jumpin' at the Woodside 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 We Insist! Max Roach , 1960)Ben Webster and Associates Live at the Five Spot Randy Weston , 1959)At Newport '63 Joe Williams , 1963)
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