The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
Studio album by Coleman Hawkins
Released	1957
Recorded	October 24, 1957
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:36 (1997 CD reissue)
Label	Verve MG V-8261 / MG VS-6033
Producer	Norman Granz
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957) The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957) Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet. ^{[3] [4]}

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:

13. " Begin the Beguine" ( Cole Porter) – 3:02
14. "I Never Had a Chance" ( Irving Berlin) – 2:06
15. "I Never Had a Chance" – 2:00
16. "I Wished on the Moon" – 3:37
17. "Like Someone in Love" – 3:55
18. "Ill Wind" – 5:35
19. "In a Mellow Tone" – 4:46
20. "There's No You" – 3:26
21. "Blues for Rene" – 3:04

Personnel

Performance

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

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