Hawk Eyes is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1959 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

Hawk Eyes
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedApril 3, 1959
StudioVan Gelder, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length45:10
LabelPrestige
PR 7156
ProducerBob Weinstock
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Soul
(1958)
Hawk Eyes
(1959)
Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio
(1959)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "in addition to long jams, plenty of fireworks occur during this frequently exciting session".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except as indicated

  1. "Hawk Eyes" - 10:19
  2. "C'mon In" - 13:17
  3. "Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 5:12
  4. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) - 5:42
  5. "La Rosita" (Paul Dupont, Allan Stuart) - 6:09
  6. Stealin' the Bean"" (Osie Johnson) - 4:31

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 14, 2013
  2. ^ Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 14, 2013
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 98. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.