Artist

Coleman Hawkins

St. Joseph, United States · 1904 – 1969

Coleman Hawkins is a musician from St. Joseph, United States, active 1904–1969. Their discography on Gatefold includes 24 records. They also recorded with Coleman Hawkins Quartet, Thelonious Monk Septet, Benny Carter and His Orchestra, The Prestige All Stars, Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra and Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra.

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Albums tracked

131

In collections

1904

Since

7 projects · 131 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Born November 21, 1904, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Died May 19, 1969, New York, NY, USA.
Also known as Bean or Hawk, Coleman Hawkins started piano lessons when he was five. He switched to the cello at the age of seven and two years later Coleman began to work on the tenor saxophone, turning professional by the age of 12. In August 1923, he began to record with Fletcher Henderson, whose orchestra also featured Louis Armstrong at this time. Following a period working in Europe (1934-39), shortly after his return to New York, he performed his classic version of "Body and Soul" almost by chance at the end of a session for RCA Victor. For the rest of his career, he mainly led his own groups, playing with Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Max Roach, among others.

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