The Genius of Coleman Hawkins explained

The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
Type:	album
Artist:	Coleman Hawkins
Cover:	The Genius of Coleman Hawkins.jpeg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	October 24, 1957
Studio:	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	78:36 (1997 CD reissue)
Label:	Verve MG V-8261 / MG VS-6033
Producer:	Norman Granz
Prev Title:	Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Coleman Hawkins and Confrères
Next Year:	1958

The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet.^[1]

Track listing

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:

1. "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) – 3:02
2. "I Never Had a Chance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:06
3. "I Never Had a Chance" – 2:00
4. "I Wished on the Moon" – 3:37
5. "Like Someone in Love" – 3:55
6. "Ill Wind" – 5:35
7. "In a Mellow Tone" – 4:46
8. "There's No You" – 3:26
9. "Blues for Rene" – 3:04

Personnel

Performance

• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Alvin Stoller – drums

Notes and References

1. Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017