The Hawk Flies High Explained

The Hawk Flies High
Type:	studio
Artist:	Coleman Hawkins
Cover:	The Hawk Flies High.jpg
Released:	July 1957
Recorded:	March 12 and 15, 1957
Studio:	Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:02
Label:	Riverside RLP 12-233^[1]
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer
Prev Title:	The Gilded Hawk
Prev Year:	1956-57
Next Title:	The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport
Next Year:	1957

The Hawk Flies High is a 1957 album by jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins.^{[2] [3]} Apart from Barry Galbraith and Jo Jones on guitar and drums, the line-up of his accompanying sextet had a bebop background, namely J.J. Johnson on trombone, Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, pianist Hank Jones, and Oscar Pettiford on bass.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Chant" (Hank Jones) – 5:08
2. "Juicy Fruit" (Idrees Sulieman) – 11:16
3. "Think Deep" (William O. Smith) – 3:24
4. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 4:34
5. "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) – 5:44
6. "Sancticity" (Hawkins) – 9:10

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Oscar Pettiford – Bass
• Jo Jones – Drums
• Barry Galbraith – guitar
• J.J. Johnson – trombone
• Idrees Sulieman – trumpet

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Hawk Flies High - Record Collector Magazine. recordcollectormag.com.
3. Web site: Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Flies High album review @ All About Jazz. All About. Jazz. All About Jazz.
4. Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017