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ALBUMHawkins + Eldridge + Gillespie + Stitt - Konserthuset, Stockholm Sweden May 20th. 1958 (Live Restauración 2023)Coleman Hawkins
Albums by Coleman Hawkins
ALBUMHawkins + Eldridge + Gillespie + Stitt - Konserthuset, Stockholm Sweden May 20th. 1958 (Live Restauración 2023)Coleman Hawkins
ALBUMColeman Hawkins Quintet Featuring Teddy Wilson at the PianoColeman Hawkins
ALBUMA Jazz Hour With Coleman Hawkins & Roy Eldridge: Bean and Little JazzColeman Hawkins & Roy Eldridge
ALBUMAin't She SweetColeman Hawkins & Fletcher Henderson
ALBUMAmericans in Holland Vol. 2 - the Great 1930s Unissued Studio RecordingsColeman Hawkins & The Ramblers Dance Orchestra
ALBUMThe Don Redman All-Stars, Vol. 1Don Redman & Coleman Hawkins
ALBUMThe Don Redman All-Stars, Vol. 2Don Redman & Coleman Hawkins
ALBUMSax GreatsStan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura & Ted Nash
ALBUMSwingin' At the Savoy 1940Coleman Hawkins, Nelson Bryant & Gladys Madden
ALBUMIt’s the Talk of the Town & Other Favorites (Remastered)Coleman Hawkins
Artist Playlists
Coleman Hawkins Essentials
A crash course in what you can do with expeditionary zeal and a tenor saxophone.
Coleman Hawkins: Deep Cuts
Dance-band riffs and lush asides from the tenor sax poet.
Artist Biography
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
Genre
Jazz