Jazz musicians often have as one of their cherished goals the desire to record with a full string section.
Hawkins, who recorded an excellent string album (The Hawk in Paris) earlier in 1956, received his wish a few times.
The Gilded Hawk, last available as this LP, finds the great tenor being weighed down by
Glenn Osser's muzaky arrangements for the strings. Since
Hawkins does little other than caress the melodies, nothing significant happens, making this one of the most dispensable
Coleman Hawkins ever. ~ Scott Yanow