Desafinado (album)

Desafinado
Studio album by Coleman Hawkins
Released	1962
Recorded	September 12 & 17, 1962
Genre	Jazz
Label	Impulse!
Coleman Hawkins chronology
Today and Now (1962) Desafinado (1962) Sonny Meets Hawk! (1963)

Desafinado is an album by American jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "The simplified style of this album overall perfectly suited the amiable, good-natured, and laid-back Hawkins".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Desafinado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) — 5:49
2. "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba)" (Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods) — 2:53
3. "Samba Para Bean" (Manny Albam) — 5:29
4. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) — 3:59
5. "One Note Samba" (Jobim, Mendonça) — 6:01
6. "O Pato (The Duck)" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira) — 4:12
7. "Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa)" (João Gilberto) — 4:52
8. "Stumpy Bossa Nova" (Coleman Hawkins) — 2:30

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 12, 1962 (tracks 2-5) and September 17, 1962 (tracks 1 & 6-8)

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
• Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith — guitar
• Major Holley — bass
• Eddie Locke — drums, percussion
• Tommy Flanagan — claves
• Willie Rodriguez — percussion
• Manny Albam — arranger

References

1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 17, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed March 17, 2011