Latest Release
- Classic Jazz · 1939
- Djangologie, Vol. 4 / 1937 · 1970
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1957
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes · 1962
- Paris Swing Sessions · 2011
- The Hawk Relaxes [Rudy Van Gelder Remasters] · 1957
- The Hawk Relaxes [Rudy Van Gelder Remasters] · 1957
- Classic Tenors · 1971
- Coleman Hawkins In Holland · 1998
- Desafinado: Bossa Nova & Jazz Samba (Remastered) · 1963
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 November 1904
- GENRE
- Jazz