| Accent on Tenor Sax | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | May 10, 1955 | |||
| Studio | NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:16 | |||
| Label | Urania UJLP 1201 | |||
| Producer | Dr. Sidney Gross | |||
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Accent on Tenor Sax is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded in 1955 for the Urania label. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Ron Wynn on AllMusic states, "A mid-'50s tenor sax workout by the immortal soloist Coleman Hawkins. This was originally issued on Urania and wasn't spectacular, but did have some nicely played blues and ballads". [3]
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