The Hawk Flies High is a 1957 album by jazz tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. Apart from Barry Galbraith and Jo Jones on guitar and drums, the line-up of his accompanying sextet had a bebop background, namely J.J. Johnson on trombone, Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, pianist Hank Jones, and Oscar Pettiford on bass.Evensmo, J. The Tenor Sax of Coleman Hawkins Part 3: 1950 - 1959. Retrieved July 10, 2017
Track listing "Chant" (Hank Jones) – 5:08 "Juicy Fruit" (Idrees Sulieman) – 11:16 "Think Deep" (William O. Smith) – 3:24 "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 4:34 "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) – 5:44 "Sancticity" (Hawkins) – 9:10
Personnel Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone Hank Jones – piano Oscar Pettiford – Bass Jo Jones – Drums Barry Galbraith – guitar J.J. Johnson – trombone Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
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