Latest Release
- Body and Soul · 1939
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1957
- Bean and the Boys · 1946
- Paris Swing Sessions · 2011
- The Classic Years · 1995
- Djangologie, Vol. 4 / 1937 · 1970
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1954
- The Classic Years · 1995
- Desafinado: Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba (Remastered) · 1963
- The Complete Riverside Recordings · 1957
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- A crash course in expeditionary zeal and a tenor saxophone.
- Dance band riffs and lush asides from the tenor sax poet.
Appears On
- 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 novembre 1904
- GENRE
- Jazz