THE HAWK FLIES HIGH Coleman Hawkins RARE RIVERSIDE 233

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  THE HAWK FLIES HIGH Coleman Hawkins RARE RIVERSIDE 233


A MINT MINUS ORIGINAL LP ON RIVERSIDE RLP 12-233

FROM 1959 A RARE DEEP GROOVE PRESSING FROM 1959 IN SPECTROSONIC FORMAT WITH REEL TO REEL TAPE DECK AND MICROPHONE IN SILVER ON BLUE LABEL

WITH THE ORIGINAL WAX PAPER INNER SLEEVE AS SHOWN(NOW SLIGHTLY BRITTLE) AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE WAX PAPER WHERE THE VINYL BLANK HAS BEEN POSITIONED ALL THESE YEARS SITTING ON THE SHELF

PRODUCED BY ORRIN KEEPNEWS AND BILL GRAUER AND RECORDED BY JACK HIGGINS AT REEVES SOUND STUDIOS IN NYC

WITH J.J. JOHNSON ON TROMBONE, IDREES SULIEMAN ON TRUMPET, HANK JONES ON PIANO, BARRY GALBRAITH ON GUITAR, OSCAR PETIFORD ON BASS AND PHILLY JO JONES ON DRUMS

6 TRACKS INCLUDE CHANT, JUICY FRUIT, THINK DEEP, LAURA, BLUE LIGHTS, SANCTICITY

COVER STOCK WITH SOME LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR. SOME LIGHT OVERALL AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH ROUGH SPOTS ON POINT. BOTTOM EDGE SLEEVE SIDE WITH SMALL OUTER LAYER LOSS ON EDGE.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE ON AN UNUSUALLY PRISTINE VINYL BLANK. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION, SIDE TWO WITH THREE LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS IN THE THREE AND FIVE O'CLOCK POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED FOR TO BE SEEN.

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Review
by Ken Dryden
Coleman Hawkins' 1957 session for Riverside, aside from an oral documentary record in a short-lived series, was his only recording for the label under his name. Yet producer Orrin Keepnews had the good sense to invite the legendary tenor saxophonist to pick his own musicians, and Hawkins surprised him by asking for young boppers J.J. Johnson and Idrees Sulieman in addition to the potent rhythm section of Hank Jones, Oscar Pettiford, Barry Galbraith, and Jo Jones. The two days of sessions produced a number of strong performances, with Hawkins still very much at the top of his game, while both Johnson and Sulieman catch fire as well. Even though most of the focus was on new material contributed by the participants, the musicians quickly adapted to the unfamiliar music, especially the leader's old-fashioned swinger "Sancticity" (which sounds like it could have been part of Count Basie's repertoire) and the pianist's tightly woven bop vehicle "Chant." Hawkins was one of the great ballad interpreters, and his majestic performance of the standard "Laura" is no exception. .....

AND, LASTLY, PLEASE DO REMEMBER SOUND QUALITY IS AFFECTED BY WHAT THE VINYL IS PLAYED ON! IF YOUR STEREO SYSTEM HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND ASSEMBLED FOR IT'S AURAL QUALITIES AND YOU PERFORM BASIC MAINTENANCE LIKE CLEANING YOUR VINYL, CLEANING THE NEEDLE AFTER EACH PLAY, AND REPLACING THE CARTRIDGE WHEN NEEDED, YOUR LPS SHOULD SOUND QUITE GOOD.

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PLEASE VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL PAYPAL ONLY ACCEPTED AND SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF SALE END SINCE WE SHIP IN A TIMELY MANNER. (IF YOU BID ON SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR IT).  300 (GS 5.3 (300))