Artist: Coleman Hawkins & Manny Albam
Title: The Hawk In Paris
Year Of Release: 1957
Label: Sound Value
Genre: Jazz
Quality: MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 38:37
Total Size: 92 MB(+3%)

Tracklist
1.April In Paris 3:51
2.Mon Homme 3:18
3.Under Paris Skies (Sous Le Ciel De Paris) 2:44
4.Mimi 3:07
5.La Chnouf 3:05
6.La Vie En Rose 2:36
7.La Mer (Beyond The Sea) 3:32
8.Paris In The Spring 3:12
9.I Love Paris 3:28
10.Mademoiselle De Paris 3:19
11.Chien Perdu Sans Collier 3:00
12.Tu N'peux Pas T'figurer 2:20
This CD is a major surprise. Hawkins had always wanted to record with a large string section and he received his wish on the majority of these 12 romantic melodies, all of which have some association with Paris. The surprise is that he plays with a great deal of fire (his doubletiming on "My Man" is wondrous), and that Manny Albam's arrangements mostly avoid being muzaky and quite often are creative and witty. What could have been a novelty or an insipid affair is actually one of Coleman Hawkins's more memorable albums.~ Scott Yanow