| Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | August 13 and 15, 1962 | |||
| Venue | Village Gate, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:54 | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8509 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate is a live album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins which was recorded at the Village Gate in 1962 and released on the Verve label. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic stated "The great Hawkins (who debuted on records 40 years earlier) gets to stretch out on this live outing by his 1962 quartet ... Coleman Hawkins in his late 50s was still a powerful force. [3]
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