Soul (Coleman Hawkins album)

Soul is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

Soul
Studio album by Coleman Hawkins
Released	March 1959
Recorded	November 7, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:21
Label	Prestige PRLP 7149
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Bean Bags (1958) Soul (1959) Hawk Eyes (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is a decent but not very exciting outing. Then 52, Hawkins uses a typically young rhythm section and plays melodically on a variety of originals and standards".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Coleman Hawkins except as indicated

1. "Soul Blues" - 9:52
2. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) - 4:34
3. "Groovin'" (Kenny Burrell) - 5:43
4. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) - 3:12
5. "Sunday Mornin'" (Burrell) - 6:29
6. "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols) - 4:42
7. "Sweetnin'" - 6:49

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 14, 2013
2. Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 14, 2013