Latest Release
- 100 Jazz Masterpieces, Vol. 23 · 1957
- The Classic Years · 1995
- Bean and the Boys · 1946
- Encounters (Original Album Plus Bonus) · 1958
- Body & Soul · 1996
- The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins (Expanded Edition) · 1957
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1957
- Paris Swing Sessions · 2011
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1957
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1954
Essential Albums
- 2014
- 2014
Artist Playlists
- A crash course in expeditionary zeal and a tenor saxophone.
- Dance band riffs and lush asides from the tenor sax poet.
- 2011
Appears On
- Roy Eldridge
- Spike Hughes
About Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was the first great tenor saxophonist, one of those who did the most to establish that instrument's role in jazz. When he joined the Fletcher Henderson band in 1924, Hawkins's smooth legato and powerful sense of swing, combined with an unusually broad knowledge of harmony and theory, quickly made him the dominant tenor man of the time. His return in 1939 from a long period in Europe was capped by a record date that included a watershed version of "Body and Soul." One of the few older musicians to embrace the intricacies of bebop, Hawkins continually challenged himself throughout a long and illustrious career.
- HOMETOWN
- St. Joseph, MO, United States
- BORN
- 21 de noviembre de 1904
- GENRE
- Jazz