The Hawk in Hi Fi
1956 studio album by Coleman Hawkins with Billy Byers and His Orchestra
The Hawk in Hi Fi Coleman Hawkins with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Billy Byers . It was recorded in early 1956 and released on the RCA Victor label.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states: "Hawkins is the main soloist throughout, and he was still very much in his prime 33 years after he first joined Fletcher Henderson's orchestra; in fact, the upcoming year of 1957 would be one of his finest. However, Byers' arrangements are more functional than inspired, and some of these selections are more easy listening than they are swinging".[ 5]
On PopMatters , Matt Cibula noted "Every song here is pretty amazing. Byers’ arrangements are like simple rings on which Hawkins’ solos are beautiful diamonds. It might get a little soupy at times but there is nothing sentimental about any of these tracks, and there is real wit and verve and intelligence behind every choice here. And when they swing, they swing it hard. 'I Never Knew' rocks along very nicely, as do a couple more Hawkins originals; 'His Very Own Blues' and a new version of 'Bean and the Boys' entitled '39"-25"-39"' must have set many a late-‘50s dancefloor on fire. The alternate takes are not revelatory—they sound a whole lot like the finished versions, with the solos maybe not quite as sharp".[ 7]
Track listing
All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except where noted
"Body and Soul " (Johnny Green , Frank Eyton , Edward Heyman , Robert Sour ) – 5:00
"Little Girl Blue " [Take 3] (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) – 3:04
"I Never Knew" [Take 5] (Raymond B. Egan , Roy Marsh, Tom Pitts) – 3:07
"Dinner for One Please, James" [Take 3] (Michael Carr ) – 3:12
"The Bean Stalks Again" – 3:25
"His Very Own Blues" – 3:03
"The Day You Came Along" (Arthur Johnston , Sam Coslow ) – 4:10
"Have You Met Miss Jones? " [Take 7] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:06
"The Essence of You" – 3:30
"There Will Never Be Another You " (Harry Warren , Mack Gordon ) – 3:00
"I'm Shooting High" (Jimmy McHugh , Ted Koehler ) – 2:36
"39-25-39" [AKA "Bean and the Boys"] – 2:52
"There Will Never Be Another You" [Alternate Take I] (Warren, Gordon) – 3:23 Additional track on CD release
"There Will Never Be Another You" [Alternate Take II] (Warren, Gordon) – 3:26 Additional track on CD release
"Little Girl Blue" [Take 1] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:09 Additional track on CD release
"Dinner for One Please, James" [Take 2] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:17 Additional track on CD release
"I Never Knew" [Take 2] (Egan, Marsh, Pitts) – 3:18 Additional track on CD release
"Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Take 1] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:10 Additional track on CD release
"Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Alternate Take I] (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:20 Additional track on CD release
"Have You Met Miss Jones?" [Alternate Take II] (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:38 Additional track on CD release
"The Day You Came Along" [Alternate Take] (Johnston, Coslow) – 3:15 Additional track on CD release
Personnel
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone Billy Byers – arranged and conducted Bernie Glow (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 2-4, 10 & 13-17), Lou Oles (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Ernie Royal (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Charlie Shavers (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Nick Travis (tracks 5-6 & 11-12) – trumpet Urbie Green (tracks 2-6 & 10-17), Tommy Mitchell (tracks: 2-4, 10 & 13-17), Fred Ohms (tracks 2-6 & 10-17), Jack Satterfield (tracks 2-6 & 10-17), Chauncey Welsch (tracks 5-6, 11 & 12) – trombone Jimmy Buffington – French horn (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21)Don Butterfield – tuba (tracks 2-4, 10 & 13-17)Julius Baker – flute (tracks 1-4, 7-10 & 13-21)Sid Jekowsky – clarinet , flute (tracks 1-4, 7-10 & 13-21)
Phil Bodner – oboe (tracks 1-4, 7-10 & 13-21)Sam Marowitz (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Hal McKusick (tracks 5-6 & 11-12) – alto saxophone
Al Cohn (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Zoot Sims (tracks 5-6 & 11-12) – tenor saxophoneSol Schlinger – baritone saxophone (tracks 5-6 & 11-12)
Marty Wilson – vibraphone , xylophone , glockenspiel
Hank Jones – piano , celesta Barry Galbraith – guitar (tracks 5-6 & 11-12)Milt Hinton (tracks 5-6 & 11-12), Jack Lesberg (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21) – bass Osie Johnson – drums Phil Kraus – bells (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21)
Alvin Rudnitsky, Arnold Eidus, Dave Newman, Dave Sarser, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Leo Kruczek, Max Cahn, Max Hollander, Paul Gershman, Stan Kraft, Cy Miroff, Tosha Samaroff – violin
Bert Fisch (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21), Izzy Zir (tracks 2-4, 10 & 13-17) – viola
Alan Schulman (tracks: 2-4, 10 & 13-17), Bernie Greenhouse (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21), Eduardo Sodero (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21), George Ricci (tracks 1, 7-9 & 18-21) – cello
References
^ RCA Victor Popular 12" LP Main Series, Part 1000 . Retrieved July 10, 2017^ Coleman Hawkins Discography . Retrieved July 10, 2017^ Zoot Sims catalog . Retrieved July 10, 2017^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950–1959 . Retrieved July 10, 2017
^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Hawk in Hi Fi – ReviewAllMusic . Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin . p. 668. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 ^ Cibula, M. PopMatters Review . Retrieved July 10, 2017
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Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus Encounter! Pepper Adams , 1968)Trigger Happy! East Coast Sounds (Trigger Alpert /Sims, Cohn, Tony Scott , 1956)Chet Baker & Strings Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe The Bosses "Big Joe" Turner , 1973)Louis Bellson Quintet The Genius of Ray Charles Jazz Is Universal Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band , 1961)Chris Connor The Book Cooks Booker Ervin , 1960)Loose Blues Bill Evans , 1962)The Aztec Suite Art Farmer , 1959)South American Cookin' Curtis Fuller , 1961)Creole Cookin' Bobby Hackett , 1967)The Hawk in Hi Fi Coleman Hawkins , 1956)Portraits on Standards Stan Kenton , 1953)The Kenton Era The Manhattan Transfer Profiles Gary McFarland , 1966)Something to Swing About Carmen McRae , 1959)Ms. Jazz Metronome All-Stars 1956 The Complete Town Hall Concert Charles Mingus , 1962)Arranged by Montrose Jack Montrose , 1954)Encyclopedia of Jazz Oliver Nelson , 1966)The Sound of Feeling Jazzhattan Suite All the Sad Young Men Anita O'Day , 1962)Transition Lionel Hampton , 1974)Shorty Rogers Courts the Count Samba Para Dos Lalo Schifrin , Bob Brookmeyer, 1963)Moonlight in Vermont Johnny Smith , 1952)Phoebe Snow Broadway Soul Sonny Stitt , 1965)Vaughan and Violins Sarah Vaughan , 1958)The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More The Jazz Guitarist At Newport '63 Joe Williams , 1963)
