"What could have been a novelty or an insipid affair is actually one of Coleman Hawkins’s more memorable albums.”

This CD is a major surprise. Hawkins had always wanted to record with a large string section and he received his wish on the majority of these 12 romantic melodies, all of which have some association with Paris. The surprise is that he plays with a great deal of fire (his doubletiming on "My Man” is wondrous), and that Manny Albam’s arrangements mostly avoid being muzaky and quite often are creative and witty.  What could have been a novelty or an insipid affair is actually one of Coleman Hawkins’s more memorable albums.

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Performers: Coleman Hawkins with Manny Albam and His Orchestra
Album: The Hawk In Paris
Release Date: 1956
Recording Date: Jul 9, 1956-Jul 13, 1956
Label: RCA Victor Gold Series
Catalog # LX-1059
Выпущено на CD: 2001
Quality: FLAC
Total Time: 38:36
Total Size: 122,1 Mb
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Mainstream Jazz, Bop, Saxophone Jazz, Jazz Instrumental

Digitally remastered from original master tapes in 24-bit by Jean-Pierre Chalbos

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