The Genius of Coleman Hawkins

The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet.

Track listing

 * 1) "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 3:29
 * 2) "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 3:35
 * 3) "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:38
 * 4) "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:54
 * 5) "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
 * 6) "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 4:08
 * 7) "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:33
 * 8) "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:45
 * 9) "There's No You" (Tom Adair, Hal Hopper) – 3:25
 * 10) "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 3:49
 * 11) "Somebody Loves Me" (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) – 3:51
 * 12) "Blues for Rene" (Coleman Hawkins) – 3:03
 * Bonus tracks included on the 1997 CD release:
 * 1) "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) – 3:02
 * 2) "I Never Had a Chance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:06
 * 3) "I Never Had a Chance" – 2:00
 * 4) "I Wished on the Moon" – 3:37
 * 5) "Like Someone in Love" – 3:55
 * 6) "Ill Wind" – 5:35
 * 7) "In a Mellow Tone" – 4:46
 * 8) "There's No You" – 3:26
 * 9) "Blues for Rene" – 3:04

Performance

 * Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
 * Oscar Peterson – piano
 * Herb Ellis – guitar
 * Ray Brown – double bass
 * Alvin Stoller – drums