Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Relaxes (180g, Moodsville Acoustic Sounds series) [CONCORD JAZZ]

Why you'll love it

The father of the tenor saxophone at his most tender: a 1961 album of ballads for the Moodsville label, made for late nights and low lights. The new Moodsville Acoustic Sounds edition is all-analog, mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original tapes, pressed on 180g at QRP.

This edition

• Moodsville Acoustic Sounds series
• All-analog mastering from the original tapes by Matthew Lutthans
• 180g, pressed at Quality Record Pressing
• Tip-on jacket

About the album

Moodsville was Prestige's sister label for slow, intimate jazz, and The Hawk Relaxes is one of its finest hours: Hawkins's big, warm tone wrapping itself around a set of ballads.

Pour something nice, dim the lights and let The Hawk do the rest.

Also at Kops: more Jazz

On Craft Recordings / Moodsville, a reissue of the 1961 album.