Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Hawk Eyes
| Recorded | Apr 3, 1959 |
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| Label | Prestige Swingville |
| Catalog | 7156 |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 410178 |
The record
Tiny Grimes and Charlie Shavers push this 1959 Swingville date into loose, blues-heavy territory, Ray Bryant's piano and the Duvivier-Johnson team keeping the mainstream swing steady underneath.
Session personnel
- George Duvivier — bass
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Tiny Grimes — guitar
- Ray Bryant — piano
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Charlie Shavers — trumpet
Contemporary reception
"HAWK EYES" -- Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers -- Prestige 7156 Playing in a more forceful manner and with a harder drive, Coleman Hawkins is teamed with the lyrical, yet fiery trumpet of Charlie Shavers, and both prove a potent combination especially in their exchanges. The extremely capable rhythm section, aside from individual solos, keeps the beat moving at a driving pace. Tunes include "Through For The Night," "La Rosita" and "Hawk Eyes." Good free-swinging session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 31 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Prestige · 7156 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1997 | Hip (4) · 9012 — CD, Compilation OJC |
| 1959 | Prestige · 7156 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1960 | Esquire · 32-102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1962 | Prestige Swingville · SV 2039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove |
| 1965 | Prestige Swingville · SV 2039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1959 | Prestige · 7156 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Prestige · 7156 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Swingville Records · SV 2039 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | Prestige Swingville — STEREO |
| 1967 | XTRA · XTRA 5029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Prestige Swingville · SV 2039 VOL. 16 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · laminated sleeve |
| 1971 | Prestige · PR 7857 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Prestige · PRI 7857 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
George Duvivier also plays on
Osie Johnson also plays on
Tiny Grimes also plays on