Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed “Hawk“ and sometimes “Bean“, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: “there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn“. Hawkins biographer John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as “mooing“ and “rubbery belches“. Hawkins cited as influences Happy Caldwell, Stump Evans, and Prince Robinson, although he was the first to tailor his method of improvisation to the saxophone rather than imitate the techniques of the clarinet. Hawkins’ virtuosic, arpeggiated approach to improvisation, with his characteristic rich, emotional, and vibrato-laden tonal style, was the main influence on a generation of tenor players that included Chu Berry, Charlie Barnet, Tex Beneke, Ben Webster, Vido Musso, Herschel Evans, Buddy
1 view
37
7
5 months ago 00:10:30 1
Coleman Hawkins- Night Hawk
5 months ago 00:03:02 1
Bessie Smith - Yellowdog Blues
5 months ago 00:07:52 1
Coleman Hawkins Quintet 1964 “Caravan“ | Papa Jo Jones Drum Solo | Harry “Sweets“ Edison | England
5 months ago 01:18:17 1
Coleman Hawkins The Stanley Dance Session
5 months ago 00:07:43 1
Billie Holiday : Fine and mellow (1957)
5 months ago 01:02:18 1
Billie Holiday - The Best Of Classics Masters - Fantastic Vocal Jazz Music of Our History
5 months ago 00:03:04 1
Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise (1954)
6 months ago 00:11:13 1
Coleman Hawkins, Body and Soul, Metropol 1963
6 months ago 00:03:04 1
His Very Own Blues - Coleman Hawkins |1956|
6 months ago 00:05:19 1
Tangerine (feat. Ben Webster)
6 months ago 00:03:30 1
Jack Purvis And His Orchestra - Down Georgia Way - New York, . 1930