The Hawk Flies High

The Hawk Flies High is a 1957 album by jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. Apart from Barry Galbraith and Jo Jones on guitar and drums, the line-up of his accompanying sextet had a bebop background, namely J.J. Johnson on trombone, Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, pianist Hank Jones, and Oscar Pettiford on bass.

Track listing

 * 1) "Chant" (Hank Jones) – 5:08
 * 2) "Juicy Fruit" (Idrees Sulieman) – 11:16
 * 3) "Think Deep" (William O. Smith) – 3:24
 * 4) "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 4:34
 * 5) "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) – 5:44
 * 6) "Sancticity" (Hawkins) – 9:10

Personnel

 * Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
 * Hank Jones – piano
 * Oscar Pettiford – Bass
 * Jo Jones – Drums
 * Barry Galbraith – guitar
 * J.J. Johnson – trombone
 * Idrees Sulieman – trumpet