At Ease with Coleman Hawkins explained

At Ease with Coleman Hawkins
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Coleman Hawkins
Cover:	At Ease with Coleman Hawkins.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	January 29, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:34
Label:	Moodsville
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Coleman Hawkins
Prev Title:	Coleman Hawkins All Stars
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
Next Year:	1960

At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (also referred to as Moodsville 7) is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "this CD is more successful as pleasant background music than as creative jazz".^[2]

Track listing

1. "For You, For Me, For Evermore" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:07
2. "While We're Young" (William Engvick, Morty Palitz, Alec Wilder) – 3:33
3. "Then I'll Be Tired of You" (Yip Harburg, Arthur Schwartz) – 5:08
4. "Mighty Like a Rose" (Ethelbert Nevin, Frank Lebby Stanton) – 4:00
5. "At Dawning" (Charles Wakefield Cadman) – 4:39
6. "Trouble Is a Man" (Alec Wilder) – 5:25
7. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) – 6:06
8. "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 6:36

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Wendell Marshall – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-moodsville-series/#mvlp-7 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed March 15, 2013