Soul (Coleman Hawkins album)

Soul is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins that was recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

Soul
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1959
RecordedNovember 7, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length41:21
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7149
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Bean Bags
(1958)
Soul
(1959)
Hawk Eyes
(1959)

Reception edit

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

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."[3]

Track listing edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography. Retrieved 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. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.