The Gilded Hawk

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Gilded Hawk is an album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, recorded at the end of 1956 and the beginning of 1957 and released on Capitol. Here he plays with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Glenn Osser. The line-up of that orchestra is not known.

The repertoire consists of well-known standards, such as Autumn Leaves, Stranger in Paradise, Everything Happens to Me and It Had to Be You. The string arrangements are soft and sugary. Hawkins mainly plays the melody, with great care for his tone. Critic Scott Yanow of AllMusic therefore considered the record one of the saxophonist's least essential: the strings weigh heavily on the music and little of note happens.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Out Of The Night2:58Apple Music ↗
2. 2Autumn Leaves2:48Apple Music ↗
3. 3Stranger In Paradise2:30Apple Music ↗
4. 4My Mother's Eyes3:55Apple Music ↗
5. 5Everything Happens To Me2:56Apple Music ↗
6. 6It Had To Be You2:48Apple Music ↗
7. 7With Every Breath I Take3:17Apple Music ↗
8. 8I'm Yours2:56Apple Music ↗
9. 9I Didn't Know What Time It Was2:55Apple Music ↗
10. 10Baubles, Bangles And Beads2:59Apple Music ↗
11. 11The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams2:34Apple Music ↗
12. 12A Cottage For Sale3:11Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗