Latest Release
- Bean and the Boys · 1946
- Nightfall - Sophisticated Jazz Classics · 1939
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1957
- Paris Swing Sessions · 2011
- Soul · 1958
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster · 1957
- Verve Jazz Masters 34: Coleman Hawkins · 1958
- The Riverside Records Story · 1957
- The Greatest Jazz Concert In the World (Live) · 1975
- The Classic Years · 1995
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- A crash course in what you can do with expeditionary zeal and a tenor saxophone.
- Dance-band riffs and lush asides from the tenor sax poet.
Live Albums
- 2016
Appears On
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
- November 21, 1904
- GENRE
- Jazz