Night Hawk Review by Scott Yanow

Hawkins was one of the main inspirations of his fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, so it was logical that they would one day meet up in the recording studio. This LP has many fine moments from these two highly competitive jazzmen, particularly the lengthy title cut and a heated tradeoff on "In a Mellow Tone," on which Davis goes higher but Hawkins wins on ideas.

Coleman Hawkins – Night Hawk

Label:

Prestige – PR 7671, Prestige – PRST 7671

Series:

Jazz Classics Series

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

1969

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Bop, Swing

A1 Night Hawk 10:30

A2 In A Mellotone 6:45

A3 Pedalin' 6:35

B1 There Is No Greater Love 8:15

B2 Don' Take Your Love From Me 8:40

B3 Lover 6:48

Record Company – Prestige Records Inc.

Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Bass – Ron Carter

Drums – Gus Johnson

Liner Notes [Sept. 1969] – Dan Morgenstern

Piano – Tommy Flanagan

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Supervised By – Esmond Edwards

Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Recorded Dec. 30, 1960.

Blue Prestige trident labels.

Prestige Records Inc., 203 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, N.J

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.