Coleman Hawkins: Tenor Saxophone, Front And Center : A Blog

Starting in the 1920s, Hawkins made an afterthought of an instrument into one of the sounds we most identify with jazz. He also straddled the era of big band swing and later developments like bebop. Here are five songs that illustrate his genius.

SML Coleman Hawkins Special Tenor Rare (Unique?) Late Example

Artists - Eastman Winds

Portrait of Coleman Hawkins, Spotlite (Club), New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]

SML Coleman Hawkins Special Tenor Rare (Unique?) Late Example

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Cannonball Saxophones - Saxophone Artists, Gerald Albright, Eric Darius, Branford Marsalis, Jason Arce, Adison Evans

Artists - Eastman Winds

Wherever There's a Will, There's a Way (My Baby) - song and lyrics by Coleman Hawkins

2022年秋冬新作 IM077/JAZZ Evermore Hawkins/Blues SP/英/Vocalion/Coleman ジャズ

Artists - Eastman Winds

JAMMIN' THE BLUES

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Coleman Hawkins Live in Belgium