The Hawk Swings

The Hawk Swings
Studio album by Coleman Hawkins
Released 1961
Recorded 1960
Studio NYC
Genre Jazz
Length 31:33
Label Crown
CLP-5207/CST-224
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
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(1960)		 Night Hawk
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The Hawk Swings is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Crown label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Matt Collar of AllMusic states, "the album is a great example of the Hawk's swinging, mainstream jazz style and shows how vital the swing-era style remained well into the modern jazz era".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Coleman Hawkins

  1. "Cloudy" – 5:36
  2. "Almost Dawn" – 8:56
  3. "Stake Out" – 6:15
  4. "Cross Town" – 5:04
  5. "Shadows" – 5:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Crown Album Discography, Part 3: CLP-5201 to CLP-5299/CST-221 to CST-299 (1961–1963). Retrieved July 12, 2017
  2. ↑ Coleman Hawkins Discography. Retrieved July 12, 2017
  3. 1 2 Collar, Matt. The Hawk Swings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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