Hawk [Explicit Lyrics]

1. They Scared

2. U Already Know

3. That Other Shit

4. What U Boyz Know

5. Diggin da South

6. You Dont Wanna Fuck With Me

7. Hot Shit

8. On Ya Mark

9. Fake Ass Hoes

10. Pimpin' Ain't a Thang

11. This Is for the Real

12. Nigga What

13. Make Em' Feel It

14. Get Dat Doe

15. War

16. Check Yo Self

Hawk,H.A.W.K.,Game Face Records,Hardcore Rap,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Screwed & Chopped

Average customer rating:

A Hawk and a Hacksaw & the Hun Hangar Ensemble A Hawk and a Hacksaw Manufacturer: Leaf ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Yellow House We All Belong Person Pitch Mirrored The Way the Wind Blows ASIN: B000PC1KHK Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Kiraly Siratas
2. Zozobra
3. Serbian Cocek
4. Romanian Hora And Bulgar
5. Ihabibi
6. Vajdaszentivany
7. Oriental Hora
8. Dudanotak

Album Description

Superb 8-track audio CD and short film DVD package. Strictly limited edition of 4,000 individually numbered copies in deluxe gatefold card packaging. The EP includes the first recordings by A HAWK AND A HACKSAW (duo ft. former NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL drummer JEREMY BARNES) and THE HUN HANG R ENSEMBLE, a group of extraordinarily talented Hungarian folk musicians. The songs are both traditional (Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian and klezmer) and AHAAH originals. The 20-minute bonus DVD, 'An Introduction To A Hawk And A Hacksaw', documents the last two years of travelling and performing throughout Europe and the United States. The EP follows the highly acclaimed 'The Way The Wind Blows' album from late 2006, their most successful yet, and is a precursor for AHAAH's fourth album.

Average customer rating: "Extremely catchy" by BJ Not the End of the World for This Band... It's OK Not really a kid, i just dont wanna get an acount....well actaully im 15 but... unbeliveable

Smile, It's the End of the World Hawk Nelson Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Letters to the President The Face of Love Hearts of the Innocent We Can't Stand Sitting Down Business Up Front/Party In The Back ASIN: B000EOTF0S Release Date: 2006-08-21

Tracks:

1. The One Thing I Have Left
2. The Show
3. Bring 'Em Out
4. Everything You Ever Wanted
5. Something On My Mind
6. Is Forever Enough
7. Zero
8. Nothing Left To Show
9. Head On Collision
10. Hello
11. It's Over
12. Fourteen

Customer Reviews:

"Extremely catchy" by BJ.......2007-03-29

As soon as I heard Hawk Nelson at the 2007 Winter Jam Tour in Mobile, AL, I knew I just HAD to get one of their CDs. A couple days later my dad picked up "Smile, It's The End of the World" for me, and since then my sister and I have been blasting this CD on her stereo almost daily! Every song is extremely catchy, especially "Everything You Ever Wanted", "Zero", and "Head On Collision". At times the band could start to "scream" instead of "sing", and some of the songs sound almost non-Christian, but the album is still better than average. When I say that some of the songs are almost "non-Christian", I mean that they turn into almost "love" songs. Also, this album ISN'T for adults or young children--I think only teens will enjoy this one.
However, all in all this CD is still one of my favorites--and Hawk Nelson seems like Stellar Kart's twin!!

Not the End of the World for This Band..........2007-02-26

From the first time I heard "Every Little Thing" from Hawk Nelson's first CD, I have loved this band. Fortunately and unfortunately, they have greatly matured from their first album to create Smile, It's the End of the World. While traces of their old style remain, this album sounds much different than their last one. While it is still as "unfocused" as their past work, this album is on a different side of the pop/rock spectrum. Fans of the old record might be appalled by the change of style, as was I, but will most likely be quickly converted. Every song has something to offer. Some are happy and poppy, others edgier, and some even throw in a little Gospel flare.

Overall, this is a CD that does what it does right. No matter the atmosphere of the song, it is communicated effectively, and ultimately catchy. No one who enjoys this genre should miss out on this one.

It's OK.......2007-02-02

This album has a light, fun sounding feel to it. It is intended to appeal to teenagers and seems to have a sound that they like.

It is rather meaningless lyrically. It is full of fluff and little meaningful content. Hawk Nelson is purported to be a Christian band, but I heard nothing in this album that would validate that. Some of the songs are boy-girl love songs. Some others are hard to tell what they are even about - mainly nonsense.

In spite of the fairly trivial nature of the lyrics, there is nothing offensive about them. This is not an album that parents would need to worry about being a bad influence on kids.

There is one song that sounds pretty good: 'Everything You Ever Wanted'. A couple of others are kind of catchy.

Overall, it is an ok album. It is not one that I particularly enjoy, but I'm sure it has some appeal for its intended audience.

Not really a kid, i just dont wanna get an acount....well actaully im 15 but..........2007-01-19

ok, whoever said that fall out boy is a poser band, you should do some research before you say something like that. Just so you know, they had THREE albums out before they got popular, and, ever think that maybe people listend to them when they "sucked"?? Just because the band got popular DOES NOT mean that they are posers, are people who were listening to them before From Under The Cork Tree, are gonna listen to Good Charlotte.. and why does it matter if someone likes Good Charlotte, or some other "poser"?? Oh, and i happen to know for an absolute fact that fall out boy is not in it for the money, although i know that they enjoy the money(Who wouldnt). Trust me, i KNOW that. Anyways, i really like this cd. There right up there with Panic! At The Disco and Cobra Starship in my favourites. I really like Bring Em Out. Oh, and one more thing: if you dont like a band, dont bash them in front of people you know love them. It's not a good idea =) BUY THIS CD!!!!!

unbeliveable.......2006-11-04

there are many songs and groupos that i like but this tops it!(aside from relient k) the songs are so amazing! great guitar playing and his voice fits the music...it's soooo cool! get it it is totally worth it!

Average customer rating: Army Time Excellent soundtrack, well worth the $$ HELP ME best Hans Zimmer Amazing

Black Hawk Down Various Artists Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Gladiator: Music from the Motion Picture We Were Soldiers: Original Motion Picture Score The Last Samurai Tears of the Sun The Thin Red Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B00005UWHH Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

1. Hunger
2. Barra Barra - Rachid Taha
3. Vale Of Plenty
4. Chant
5. Still
6. Mogadishu Blues
7. Synchrotone
8. Bakara
9. Of The Earth
10. Ashes To Ashes
11. Gortoz A Ran-J'Attends - Danez Prigent & Lisa Gerrard
12. Tribal War
13. Leave No Man Behind
14. Minstrel Boy (film version) - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
15. Still Reprise

Amazon.com

After the success of Gladiator, it wasn't unusual to see director Ridley Scott turn to Hans Zimmer again for the score to Black Hawk Down, his fierce adaptation of Mark Bowden's account of the tragic 1993 American military intervention in Somalia. What was more surprising was the schedule Scott imposed on the German-born composer: 15 days to write, arrange, and record the film's nearly two hours of music. The results of Zimmer's miraculous two-week musical campaign not only belie those constraints; they instantly take their place alongside The Thin Red Line as some of the most compelling music he's produced. The gambit here is simple--portray the combatants as two warring tribes, with their native musics locked in a tense dance for domination. Yet the results are geometrically more complex and artistically rewarding, with thrash guitar and speed metal/hip-hop/martial rhythms encroaching on, then fusing with, the timeless indigenous music of North Africa to become something wholly other. Senegalese vocalist Baaba Maal contributes greatly, as do Algerian worldbeat artist Rachid Tara and the duet of Denez Prigent and Zimmer's Gladiator collaborator Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance). Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros' warm rendition of Thomas More's "Minstrel Boy" also underscores the military's brotherhood. But the real star here is Zimmer, who again takes his quest for "music he's never heard" to yet another rewarding plateau. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Army Time.......2006-08-19

This soundtrack made me feel like i was in the movie fighting with the guys of Black Hawk Down. Truely makes you want to join the army or at least find someone to fight.

Excellent soundtrack, well worth the $$.......2006-07-04

I really enjoyed the move BHD, but I realized that everytime I watched the film I found myself drawn in by the incredible Zimmer soundtrack. Don't be fooled by the samples given, these tracks are MUCH crisper when you listen to the actual CD. The quality adds an element to the film that can only be seen when you hear just the musical component. Some of the elements of the soundtrack cannot be heard over the lines and action in the movie -- the details really stand out. It's amazing. Excellent Zimmer soundtrack, parallels or goes beyond his "Gladiator" composition.

HELP ME.......2006-05-08

Does anyone know the name of the song played at the beginning of the film when the troops are loading up ammo n stuff where Hoot(Eric Bana) is taping those gernades and one soldier says "you better take dope n beer instead
" thx

best Hans Zimmer.......2006-02-15

One of the best soundtracks ever. It is very moving (makes me want to watch the movie every time I listen to it). Most soundtracks just have a few songs on it that you like, but on this one everyone is worth listening to.

Amazing.......2006-01-30

This soundtrack is one of the best I have. It's also one of Hans Zimmer's best by far. The song from the movie trailer that was mentioned is called "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad" and is supposedly by Moby. It isn't on the soundtrack, which is a bummer because after seeing the trailer so many times I associate that song with the movie, but it is worth hunting down because of this.

Average customer rating: A Fine But Not Perfect Version of Korngold's "Sea Hawk"

Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Sea Hawk; Deception Manufacturer: Naxos American ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Film Music of John Addison Masters and Commanders Symphony 1 Organ Sonata (Hybr) Film Music Of Hans Zimmer Ratatouille ASIN: B000Q6ZUVM Release Date: 2007-07-31

Customer Reviews:

A Fine But Not Perfect Version of Korngold's "Sea Hawk".......2007-07-31

First, foremost, and above all else this recording represents a fine effort to reconstruct and present one of the finest film scores of all time, what critical remarks emerge are secondary to the masterful achievement of conductor William Stromberg, restorer John Morgan, and of course the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. That said we turn to this rendition of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's wonderful music for The Sea Hawk. Coming on the heels of Korngold's other great period pieces (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, The Prince and the Pauper, and Elizabeth and Essex) it would be quite a statement to say that his music for The Sea Hawk might have been the best of all. But especially when one has the chance to listen to this recording of just about every note written for this film this claim holds up fairly well. It is interesting that this recording comes just after the release of the latest chapter in the modern swashbuckler series Pirates of the Caribbean (At World's End) with a very good score by Hans Zimmer which holds up quite well to the best of Korngold's work. But with The Sea Hawk we clearly have music for the swashbuckler at its zenith, and here we can finally settle in and appreciate the full body of this musical treasure. The main theme for Captain Thorpe and the Sea Hawks, as well as the brilliant call for the Albatross will never be equaled, and they still send goose bumps up the spine in this recording. And do not underestimate the music for Queen Elizabeth which still stands alone in regal tone, or the themes for Dona Maria and the sea itself both touching and moving. And there is an unexpected surprise: a brief theme and motif more or less lost until now. Stromberg and Morgan have literally resurrected Korngold's original music for the original trailer long lost to us. But here it is and a rare treat it is. There are a few problems here, but only purists would notice most of them. Like the Naxos/Stromberg/Morgan recording of Korngold's The Adventures of Robin Hood it seems that at moments the tempo is just a bit off. Of course that may be due to what we are used to from other recordings, but having just watched the film again there is room for some issue here. And while the vocals are good it is all too clear that Irina Romishevskaya is not an Englishwoman, as Alan Hale might put it, and that the chorus is not as clear as we might have wanted. There is much less to take issue with in Deception, largely because most of us are not as familiar with this piece which seems right on in this production. But though less familiar, this music is nonetheless outstanding. Nicely packaged by Naxos with outstanding production values.

Average customer rating: Hawk Nelson Rocks! Music to walk to Wow... Very Good Debut-A Little Shallow on the Lyrics Side of Things Awesome

Letters to the President Hawk Nelson Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Smile, It's the End of the World All Gas. No Brake. We Can't Stand Sitting Down The Face of Love Five Score and Seven Years Ago ASIN: B000B66PMU Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. California
2. Things We Go Through
3. Every Little Thing
4. From Underneath - Hawk Nelson,
5. Letters to the President
6. Right Here
7. Recess
8. Take Me
9. Someone Else Before - Jonathan Dunn, Hawk Nelson
10. First Time
11. Like a Racecar - Hawk Nelson, Trevor McNevan
12. Late Show
13. 36 Days
14. Long and Lonely Road
15. American Dreams: The Story
16. My Generation
17. Every Little Thing [Acoustic]
18. Take Me [Acoustic]
19. Jason's Thoughts in French
20. Letters to the President [Acoustic]
21. Jason Dunn vs. The Chairs [*][Multimedia Track]
22. Hawk vs. The Roller Coaster [*][Multimedia Track]
23. Letter's to the President [Live][*][Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews:

Hawk Nelson Rocks!.......2007-05-03

Hawk Nelson is incredible! If you like Punk Rock, you MUST Buy this CD! They are the ultimate christian punk rock bad! Check out their other CD "smile its the end of the world" as well. Both Sweet albums. these guys are extremely talented, with fun, upbeat songs.

Music to walk to.......2007-02-09

As a college student I spend an overwhelming amount of time treking across my university's campus. Without music to accompany my journeys, I believe I might go insane from all the stress of my classes. Luckily, this album is full of nothing but satisfying music that does well to calm my nerves in between my periods of education. I enjoyed Hawk Nelson's music on this album so much that I went ahead and purchased their other album, Smile it's the End of the World, and was not dissappointed.

Wow..........2006-12-02

I just saw these guys in concert, and they are amazing. I would recommend them to anyone who likes Punkish types of rock, but aren't willing to delve into the dark avenues thereof. If you're wishing to go up on the "Hard Rock Scale for Christian Bands", I would recommend Family Force 5. If you're wishing to go a little softer, I would recommend The Afters. Finally I find a few bands that aren't all the same!!!

Very Good Debut-A Little Shallow on the Lyrics Side of Things.......2006-09-18

Well, as Hawk Nelson's first album, I'd have to say it's VERY good. The songs are catchy, fast, and for the most part a good comfortable rock sound that most people should enjoy almost upon putting it in.

The only complaint I have about this CD is the lyrics. While they are fun, and sometimes deeply meaningful, I'm still dissapointed with the lack of God's name in lots of these songs. I would say, (lyric wise) your best bet in Christian "punk" is Stellar Kart, but these lyrics are definately deeper than just about any of Reliant K's "another Christian "punk" band" albums, and for that reason, I think you could do MUCH worse than picking up Letters to the President, as it is a lot of fun.

Awesome.......2006-02-06

I had never heard of Hawk Nelson before I attended Winter Jam 2006 not too long ago, and I was impressed. They have very catchy songs, and it was amazing to see their bizzare personalities on stage. They sang 'Every Little Thing', which was very good, and 'Take Me' which is now one of my favorite songs. The beats they have in their music stick in my mind, I love them. Their music isn't purely Christian, however, they are leaning more towards the secular side of Christian rock. But, I would rather listen to secular Christian rock than regular rock. I enjoy listening to their music, and I will continue to follow them. Definately worth the money.

Average customer rating: Hawk and Lockjaw are unstoppable! The review for THIS recording Swings like crazy

Night Hawk Coleman Hawkins with Eddie Davis Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: At Ease with Coleman Hawkins The Hawk Flies High The Hawk Relaxes Body & Soul Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster ASIN: B000000YNA Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Night Hawk
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. In A Mellow Tone
4. Don't Take Your Love From Me
5. Pedalin'

Customer Reviews:

Hawk and Lockjaw are unstoppable!.......2006-03-19

This is a great session that showcases what a powerful tenorman the Hawk was in his day. Lockjaw chimes in perfectly giving a great performance of his own. The tunes swing with sweet emotion and conviction. "The Hawk Flies High" and "...Encounters Ben Webster" are worth owning too. I love Coltrane, but The Hawk had such a full, smooth and rich sound that he is my favorite tenor sax master, and Night Hawk demonstrates this well. This is well worth owning and hard to find outside of online shopping.

The review for THIS recording.......2004-04-30

In case you haven't noticed, the jazzbo2 review is not for this album but for "Hawk Flies High". "Night Hawk" features Coleman Hawkins on the left channel and protege Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on the right. Jaws also has a big fat tenor sound, and the stereo effect is stunning. The usual high quality Fantasy remastering job. I have many Hawk recordings, but this is the one that raises the hair on the back of my neck. Consistently solid groove throughout.

Swings like crazy.......1999-10-21

I can't tell you how often I've listened to this CD. It's stunning. Hawk swings like mad and the support is astounding: JJ Johnson, Hank Jones, Jo Jones, Oscar Pettiford. (the arrangements are delightful, especially "Blue Lights"). Smoke filled room-50's swing at its pinnacle. A perfect CD for an evening, in the the dark, with that special someone...My only wish is that it wasn't only 39 minutes. But, usually, I just put the CD player on continuous play and groove...

Average customer rating: That's the way it blows

The Way the Wind Blows A Hawk and a Hacksaw Manufacturer: Leaf ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Gypsy | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Darkness at Noon The Gulag Orkestar A Hawk and a Hacksaw & the Hun Hangar Ensemble Ys Yellow House ASIN: B000HDR9KE Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

1. In the River
2. Way the Wind Blows
3. Song for Joseph
4. Fernando's Giampari
5. God Bless the Ottoman Empire
6. Waltz for Strings and Tuba
7. Oporto
8. Gadje Sirba
9. Sparrow
10. Salt Water
11. There Is a River in Galisteo

Customer Reviews:

That's the way it blows.......2006-11-10

Apparently being part of Beirut has had quite an influence on A Hawk and a Hacksaw. In third album "The Way the Wind Blows," this quirky Balkan-electro-psychfolk band gets even more into their sound... and by that, I mean less electro and psychfolk. Not typical Elephant 6 fare, but good.

It opens with "In the River," a swooning ballad crammed with accordion and horns... which changes tempo into an entirely different kind of song. It's followed by the title track, a bittersweet fiddle tune that wanders through the slow accordion tune. It sounds like a gypsy fiddler who got left behind, and is lamenting about it via music.

They continue that sound through the next song, only to burst into a raucous little dance number in the bouncy "Fernando's Giampari," and the urgent swirling "God Bless the Ottoman Empire," with its chorus of voices. There are tuba waltzes, yearning fiddle ballads, bouncy Balkan party tunes, and accordion foot-tappers.

Seriously, A Hawk and a Hacksaw has always been a bit of an oddball "Elephant 6er," even now that the collective has collapsed. Rather than fuzzy psychedelica or sparkling oddball tunes, this band veers more towards Eastern-European traditional sounds, with some keyboard mixed in.

And "The Way the Wind Blows" is probably the heaviest on traditional sounds, with keyboard and psychedelica minimized in favor of... accordion, male choruses, and swirling instrumentals. It's heady, earthy music, although it never stops being just a wee bit melancholy, even in the happier numbers.

Instrumentation is pretty straightforward -- lots of accordion and fiddle, by Neutral Milk Hotel percussionsist Jeremy Barnes (who is, I think, a little mad) and Heather Trost. While there isn't much that's "psychedelic" about this music, it does seem to swirl and shimmer. And instead of typical vocals, the music is crammed with unintelligible chants, cheers and other such noises.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw continues to be the Balkan-psychfolk oddball, but it's fun to listen to. And "The Way the Wind Blows" is definitely worth hearing for anyone entranced by Beirut.

Average customer rating:

Dialed In Jeremy Camp, Chris Tomlin, Kutless, Underoath, Nicole Nordeman, Hawk Nelson, Rebecca St. James, Falling Up, Sanctus Real, John Reuben, David Crowder Band Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beyond Measure X 2007 ASIN: B000MF0YMM

Product Description

Interview CD.

Average customer rating: THE VELVET TENORIST... Relaxed but hardly perched. Quintet of Crossed Destinies

The Hawk Relaxes Coleman Hawkins Manufacturer: Prestige ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Quiet Kenny At Ease with Coleman Hawkins Boss Tenor Lush Life Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane ASIN: B000EMGIIM Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

1. I'll Never Be The Same
2. When Day Is Done
3. Under A Blanket Of Blue
4. More Than You Know
5. Moonglow
6. Just A Gigolo
7. Speak Low

Customer Reviews:

THE VELVET TENORIST..........2007-05-22

Outstanding cool- velvet- playing from a master of tenor sax.
Transfers you to a different sensual and romantic era.
Mr.Hawkins uses his own playing style an harmonic language of real Jazz creating timeless pieces.
Any 'decent' jazz listener should have at least a sample from his work.

Relaxed but hardly perched........2007-03-30

The review by Mr. Dawson gets it right--Hawk is his "old self" on this early sixties recording. His tone isn't simply "pretty." Nor is it burdened by heaviness and grease, breathiness and spit, or exaggerated vibratos or swing era devices. Even when performing ballads, the Hawk talks, punctuating the poetry with those unmistakable, near-vocal articulations.

The program is delightful, and those who fear that every Hawkins' solo will be another harmonic clinic based on arpeggios need have no such misgivings: he's economical yet generous and poetic in sound and phrasing. This one helps erase the memory of the unfair, or less than thoughtful (in my opinion), musical meeting that Sonny Rollins hosted for the pair on a slightly later RCA recording. It also exposes the mindless rating system employed by All Music Guide, which should not attempt to attach a quantitative assessment to music about which its reviewer is obviously clueless.

Quintet of Crossed Destinies.......2006-11-15

The Hawk had long since feathered nests like these, remarkable bands of musicians pulled in close to create timeless art. Recorded in 1961, the groove is indeed relaxed but with Ron Carter on bass and Kenny Burrell on guitar, the Hawk more than anybody knew how to luxuriate in its elegant sparkle. Unlike the 1959 classic Very Saxy, where the pressure of the moment found Hawk hurtling out some of his most magnificent cragged utterances, his tone here is still full (when wasn't it?) but has returned to an earlier smoothness.

Having followed closely his recorded career throughout the 1930's, 40's and 50's, I'd fallen into the assumption that next to those decades of brilliance the 60's had nothing to match it with; this recording proves how wrong that assumption was. Ballad readings though these primarily are, the colourful, harmonic melancholy exuding from the tenor contrasts well with the bands inherent sense of swing. With crisp, alert drumming from Andrew Cyrille (then just 21) and elegant sounding bass and piano lines alongside Burrell's rich and clear guitar chords, this was the kind of dream team rhythm section that Coleman always got a kick out of having around him. The result is yet another gem from the Hawkins treasure chest.

Average customer rating: Surprisingly dull Coleman Hawkins The most under appreciated tenor player ever Hail to the Mentor!! Hawk Was Still Flying High After All Those Years

The Hawk Flies High Coleman Hawkins Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Night Hawk Rainbow Mist Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster At Ease with Coleman Hawkins Soul Station ASIN: B000000Y1K Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

1. Chant
2. Juicy Fruit
3. Think Deep
4. Laura
5. Blue Lights
6. Sancticity

Customer Reviews:

Surprisingly dull.......2004-10-07

I find this a pleasant group effort, but to my ears the music wanders, lacking the focused solid groove featured on many Coleman Hawkins recordings. Very egalitarian of him to let all the band members solo, but Hawk is silent while that goes on. Idries Sulieman blowing a single trumpet note for a full minute is not my idea of great music. For some more exciting Hawk, put your money into "Retrospective: 1929-1963" for a good overview of His early work, "Encounters Ben Webster" for a compellingly romantic session, and "Night Hawk" for an exciting session with another protege, Eddie Lockjaw Davis.

Coleman Hawkins The most under appreciated tenor player ever.......2003-05-04

If this recording were a painting, it would be hanginÕ in the Met.

What can you say about Coleman Hawkins? Now here is a guy who not only produced great standards covered by such heavyweights like, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, and Thelonious Monk, but continued to produce great work for decades.

This snippet on Coleman Hawkins from Harlem.org: "...Coleman Hawkins popularized the tenor saxophone and gathered a legion of followers who copied his style. In 1924 he joined Fletcher Henderson's band and began a tenure which lasted over a decade. In 1936 Hawkins recorded 'Body and Soul,' which is his most famous composition. At the time it was a huge hit and very innovative, because most of it was improvised. He participated in early bop dates after he hired Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Max Roach. Coleman Hawkins is a true legend of 20th century music.Ó

Now how is that for a rŽsumŽ?

With that out of the way, here is the review: ColemanÕs tenor sax has a rich, round sound that plays ÒswingÓ one moment, and then flips to Òbe-bopÓ to perk it up. He is a dexterous as ever and delivers a very relaxing sound.The liner notes state that Hawkins got to pick his own musicians and what musicians he picked.

On the song ÒJuicy FruitÓ and ÒSancticityÓ, each musicians delivers inspired improv lines with no attention paid to the clock. The Hawk just lets each band member tear into it any way they want and there is a lot of innovation here to appreciate and even study.

The song "Blue Lights" features a nice guitar solo by Barry Galbraith with very stylish arranging overall.

The song "Think Deep" sounds like a sequel to "Harlem Nocturne" and it's quite fun.

Though the album is just 39 minutes long, it is still worth the price of admission.

Recorded live in a New York City studio circa 1957 and digitally remastered in 1987, this jewel of a CD is nothing but inspired performances and bliss.

Hail to the Mentor!!.......2001-07-03

I can't believe that this album has been reviewed only once. Then again, I often gravitate to the unheralded works when buying the music of jazz's grand masters. The Hawk Flies High is my favorite of the Coleman Hawkins recordings I've heard so far. One great thing about him, aside from that full, robust and muscular tone, is that Hawkins always kept abreast of "new" styles. He was also secure enough to nurture, and even learn from younger players, many of whom were achieving stardom in their own right. For this reason, I really look forward to hearing the CD which documents Hawkins and Sonny Rollins on record together in 1963.

For The Hawk Flies High, Hawkins's hand-picked lineup is stellar, beginning with the rhythm section. Pianist Hank Jones is brilliant on "Chant". Bassist Oscar Pettiford is most notable on the soulful, "Juicy Fruit". Papa Joe Jones is subtle and strong throughout. I am not very familiar with guitarist Barry Galbraith, but he gives the rhythm real poignancy on "Laura". If the rhythm provides the album's drive, the horn players provide the excitement. Trumpeter Idress Sulieman tears it up on "Juicy Fruit". His solo features a moment where he holds one thrilling note for ALMOST TWO MINUTES. The most creative tension on the CD comes from the interplay between Hawkins, and J.J. Johnson, my all-time favorite trombonist. Check out J.J. providing a cushion for the leader, as Hawkins goes all-out in a suspenseful solo in "Sancticity." Hawkins really rose to the occasion on this album, and plays ferociously on "Chant" and "Juicy Fruit". On the ballads, "Think Deep" and "Laura", he is both tender and warm. J.J. Johnson offers memorable solos on "Chant," "Juicy Fruit", "Laura" and "Sancticity"(which is also called The Walker, a tune which Hawk has performed live with Roy Eldridge).

I highly recommend this powerful, monstrously beautiful album, which finds Coleman Hawkins and his cohorts in great form. Sorry for being long-winded, but I really love this album. Unfortunately, it is much too short. I know I've enjoyed a CD when I wish that I'd been in the room with an artist while he or she performed it; or feel like I know the artist in a way I couldn't have without hearing it.

Hawk Was Still Flying High After All Those Years.......2001-04-22

Coleman Hawkins virtually invented the jazz tenor saxophone. It was an equally amazing feat that thirty years after he rose to stardom in Fletcher Henderson's big band, he could still make an album as consistently modern and enjoyable as "The Hawk Flies High." This Riverside date from March 1957 really helped to give Hawk back his wings. He was allowed to hand pick the band for this date, and what a group he assembled -- trombonist J.J. Johnson, underrated trumpeter Idrees Sulieman, pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Oscar Pettiford and drummer Jo Jones. They swing their way through six great tunes, including the lengthy "Juicy Fruit," Gigi Gryce's "Blue Lights" and the Hawkins original "Sancticity." The success of this album jump started a second career for Hawk -- he went to cut two memorable dates for Norman Granz, "The Genius of Coleman Hawkins" and "Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster," and a string of albums for the Prestige label and its Moodsville series. While those dates were memorable, the Hawk would never soar as high as he did on "The Hawk Flies High."

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1. He's Keith Murray [Explicit Lyrics]
2. He's Keith Murray [Explicit Lyrics]
3. Hip Hop Against Terrorism [Import]
4. Hip Hop Rap
5. Hoods-To-Da-Woods [Explicit Lyrics]
6. I Can [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
7. In Love Wit Chu [CD-single]
8. In the Mid-Nite Hour [Limited Edition] [Import]
9. Kingdom Blow
10. Lessons From Da Ghetto (Single) [Explicit Lyrics]

Dance Music

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Dance Music

Perpetual State Of Aggression

The Russian Piano Quartet

This One's 4U

Natural Colors

The Its!

The Essential Collection [Import]

Und Seine Freunde [Enhanced] [Import]

Soler: Piano Music

The Number One Ballads/TV Favorites [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Surrender to the Air

The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions: Live In Harlem [Live]

Swizzle: Smooth Tunes on the Rocks

Techno 2004 in the Mix [Import]

The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)

Streetlights