Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High - VINYL

Hawkins literally invented jazz saxophone, starred in the first jazz big band, and played with unfailing strength and invention into the Sixties. When Riverside invited him to assemble his choice of an ideal small group, the Hawk picked an impressive cast that ran the gamut from modern (J.J. Johnson) through mainstream (Hank Jones) and on back to Swing (ex-Basie drummer Jo Jones) and created a powerful album that stands as a lasting part of his legacy.

Musicians:
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax
J.J. Johnson, trombone
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet
Hank Jones, piano
Barry Galbraith, guitar
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Jo Jones, drums

Selections:
1. Chant
2. Juicy Fruit
3. Think Deep
4. Laura
5. Blue Lights
6. Sancticity

Recorded March 12 and 15, 1957 in New York.