Soul (Coleman Hawkins album)

Soul
Studio album by
Coleman Hawkins
ReleasedMarch 1959
RecordedNovember 7, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length41:21
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7149
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Bean Bags
(1958) 		Soul
(1959) 		Hawk Eyes
(1959)

Soul is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins that was recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, stating: "This is a decent but not very exciting outing. Then 52, Hawkins uses a typically young rhythm section and plays melodically on a variety of originals and standards."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except as indicated

  1. "Soul Blues" - 9:52
  2. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 4:34
  3. "Groovin'" (Kenny Burrell) - 5:43
  4. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 3:12
  5. "Sunday Mornin'" (Burrell) - 6:29
  6. "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L. E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols) - 4:42
  7. "Sweetnin'" - 6:49

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ^ Evensmo, J. "The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.