Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate
Live album by Coleman Hawkins
Released	1963
Recorded	August 13 and 15, 1962
Venue	Village Gate, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:54
Label	Verve V/V6 8509
Producer	Creed Taylor
Coleman Hawkins chronology
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Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate is a live album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded at the Village Gate in 1962 and released on the Verve label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic stated "The great Hawkins (who debuted on records 40 years earlier) gets to stretch out on this live outing by his 1962 quartet ... Coleman Hawkins in his late 50s was still a powerful force. ^[3]

Track listing

1. " All the Things You Are" ( Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 8:16
2. " Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" (Traditional) – 10:43
3. " Mack the Knife" ( Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 8:50
4. " It's the Talk of the Town" ( Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 9:28
5. "Bean and the Boys" (Coleman Hawkins) – 7:02 Additional track on CD release
6. " If I Had You" ( Ted Shapiro, Irving King) – 8:35 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Major Holley – bass
• Eddie Locke – drums

References