The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet.
Track listing
- "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) â 3:29
- "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) â 3:35
- "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) â 3:38
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) â 3:54
- "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) â 3:55
- "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) â 4:08
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) â 5:33
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) â 4:45
- "There's No You" (Tom Adair, Hal Hopper) â 3:25
- "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) â 3:49
- "Somebody Loves Me" (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) â 3:51
- "Blues for Rene" (Coleman Hawkins) â 3:03
- : Bonus tracks included on the 1997 CD release:
- "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) â 3:02
- "I Never Had a Chance" (Irving Berlin) â 2:06
- "I Never Had a Chance" â 2:00
- "I Wished on the Moon" â 3:37
- "Like Someone in Love" â 3:55
- "Ill Wind" â 5:35
- "In a Mellow Tone" â 4:46
- "There's No You" â 3:26
- "Blues for Rene" â 3:04
Personnel
Performance
References