COLEMAN HAWKINS - Sirius (1966-1995) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     The Man I Love 5:09
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin    
2     Don't Blame Me 4:38
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh    
3     Just a Gigolo 2:56
Julius Brammer / Irving Caesar / Leonello Casucci    
4     The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 3:53
Isham Jones / Gus Kahn     
5     Time on My Hands 4:03
Harold Adamson / Mack Gordon / Vincent Youmans    
6     Sweet and Lovely 4:24
Gus Arnheim / Jules LeMare (Chas. N. Daniels) / Harry Tobias
7     Exactly Like You 6:52
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh    
8     Street of Dreams 4:12
Sam M. Lewis / Victor Young
9     Sugar 5:13
Edna Alexander / Sidney Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard
Credits :
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Eddie Locke
Piano – Barry Harris
Producer – Norman Granz
Remastered By – Joe Tarantino
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins