Latest Release
- 15 MAY 2024
- 20 Songs
- Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 277 - EP: Tuxedo Junction · 1953
- The Twentieth Century Gabriel, Vol. 2 · 2021
- The Twentieth Century Gabriel, Vol. 2 · 2021
- Two of a Kind: Sy Oliver and His Orchestra & Erskine Hawkins · 2013
- Two of a Kind: Sy Oliver and His Orchestra & Erskine Hawkins · 2013
- Jazz Figures / Erskine Hawkins (1940-1945) · 1947
- Stompin At the Savoy (Two 1940 Broadcasts) · 1947
- Vinyl Vault Presents Teddy Hill and Erskine Hawkins · 2013
- The Twentieth Century Gabriel, Vol. 1 · 2021
- Tuxedo Junction - The Very Best Of · 2009
Singles & EPs
About Erskine Hawkins
A gifted trumpeter, composer, and orchestra leader, Erskine Hawkins was one of the true luminaries of the swing era. A native Alabaman, Hawkins took over the 'Bama State Collegians jazz band and moved the unit to New York City in search of stardom. The newly minted Erskine Hawkins Orchestra began recording in the late '30s and by 1940, the "20th Century Gabriel" had a smash hit with "Tuxedo Junction," his most famous composition. While the band featured many of the era's best instrumentalists--including pianist Avery Parrish, trumpeter Dub Bascomb, and baritone sax player Haywood Henry--they downsized with the end of the swing era. Hawkins led smaller versions of his orchestra through the '80s until his death in 1993 of heart failure.
- HOMETOWN
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- BORN
- 26. Juli 1914
- GENRE
- Jazz