Coleman Hawkins - Sirius (1966)

Coleman Hawkins - Sirius (1966)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 235MB

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Allmusic:
Hawkins's final studio session is rather sad. Due to an excess of drink and his unwillingness to eat, the great tenor-saxophonist went steadily downhill between 1965 and his death four years later. Recorded in late 1966, this quartet set finds Hawk constantly short of breath and unable to play long phrases. He is able to get away with this deficiency on the faster pieces but the ballads are rather painful to hear. Even at this late stage Hawkins still had his majestic tone but this recording is only of historical interest.

Tracks
-1. "The Man I Love" - Gershwin, Gershwin - 5:09
-2. "Don't Blame Me" - Fields, McHugh - 4:38
-3. "Just a Gigolo" - Brammer, Caesar, Casucci - 2:56
-4. "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" - Jones, Kahn - 3:53
-5. "Time on My Hands" - Adamson, Gordon, Youmans - 4:03
-6. "Sweet and Lovely" - Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias - 4:24
-7. "Exactly Like You" - Fields, McHugh - 6:52
-8. "Street of Dreams" - Lewis, Young - 4:12
-9. "Sugar" - Alexander, Mitchell, Pinkard - 5:13

Personnel
* Coleman Hawkins - tenor sax
* Barry Harris - piano
* Bob Cranshaw - bass
* Eddie Locke - drums

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