Soul (Coleman Hawkins album)

Soul
Studio album by Coleman Hawkins
Released	1959
Recorded	November 7, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:21
Label	Prestige PR 7149
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Bean Bags (1958) Soul (1958) Hawk Eyes (1959)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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".^[2]

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

• Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

References