Coleman Hawkins' Career-Revitalizing Turn from 1957: The Hawk Flies High Features J.J. Johnson and Hank Jones

Mastered from the Original Master Tapes, Strictly Limited to 2,000 Numbered Copies, and Out of Print: Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM LP Sounds Exquisite

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Thirty years after the venerable tenor saxophonist rose to stardom in Fletcher Henderson's big band, Coleman Hawkins revitalized his career with The Hawk Flies High. This Riverside date from March 1957 reasserted Hawkins’ stature as a  jazz icon. He personally selected his own ensemble inclusive of trombonist J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Idrees Sulieman, pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Oscar Pettiford and drummer Jo Jones.

The group swings and bops their way through six great tunes, including the lengthy "Juicy Fruit," Gigi Gryce's "Blue Lights," and Hawkins' own soul-stirring original entitled "Sancticity." Masterd from the original master tapes on Mobile Fidelity 180g LP and strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies, this staple is restored and brought to full sonic fruition via Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's proprietary G.A.I.N. 2 Ultra Analog mastering process.