The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
# The Genius of Coleman Hawkins

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The Genius of Coleman Hawkins is a 1957 album by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, featuring the Oscar Peterson quartet.

## Track listing

* "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 3:29
* "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 3:35
* "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:38
* "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:54
* "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
* "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 4:08
* "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 5:33
* "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:45
* "There's No You" (Tom Adair, Hal Hopper) – 3:25
* "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 3:49
* "Somebody Loves Me" (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) – 3:51
* "Blues for Rene" (Coleman Hawkins) – 3:03

    Bonus tracks included on the 1997 CD release:
* "Begin the Beguine" (Cole Porter) – 3:02
* "I Never Had a Chance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:06
* "I Never Had a Chance" – 2:00
* "I Wished on the Moon" – 3:37
* "Like Someone in Love" – 3:55
* "Ill Wind" – 5:35
* "In a Mellow Tone" – 4:46
* "There's No You" – 3:26
* "Blues for Rene" – 3:04

## Personnel

### Performance

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