Person
Coleman Hawkins
Albums
398
Members
27
Active
1904–1969
Origin
United States
Biography
Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed Hawk and sometimes "Bean" (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was 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". While Hawkins is most strongly associated with the swing music and big band era, he had a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s. Fellow saxophonist Lester Young, who was called "Pres", in a 1959 interview with The Jazz Review, said: "As far as I'm concerned, I think Coleman Hawkins was the President first, right? As far as myself, I think I'm the second one." Miles Davis once said: "When I heard Hawk, I learned to play ballads." Hawkins died on May 19, 1969 from pneumonia brought on by chronic alcohol consumption.
Discography
I Ain't Got Nobody / On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Avalon / Blue Moon
Avalon / Star Dust
Honeysuckle Rose / Lost In A Fog
I Wish Were Twins / Wabash Blues
Chicago / Meditation
Love Cries / Sorrow
Fantasie / Een Vreemd Feit
My Ideal / Mop Mop
Coleman Hawkins On Asch Records
In The Hush Of The Night / Out To Lunch
Hawks Variations
The Man I Love / It's The Talk Of The Town
You've Got Me Crying Again / I'll Know
Great Tenor Sax Artists
Amber / Lost In A Fog
Classics In Jazz
If I Could Be With You / I Can't Get Started
King Of The Tenor Sax
Lonely Wine / Carioca
Midnight Sun / Spellbound
Tenor Sax Stylings, Vol. 1
Wishin' / Trust In Me
Lucky Duck / Bye 'n' Bye
Ruby / The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
The "Pres" And The "Bean"
Fletcher Henderson and His Connie’s Inn Orchestra
Sir Charles Thompson and His Band Starring Coleman Hawkins
The Bean
Accent On Tenor
The Hawk In Flight
The Hawk Returns
The Hawk Returns
The "Hawk" Talks
The Hawk Talks
"Inventor" of the Tenor Sax
The Big Sounds Of Coleman Hawkins And Ben Webster
The Hawk in Hi-Fi
The Hawk In Hi Fi
The Hawk In Paris
A Documentary (The Life And Times Of A Great Jazzman, Newly Recorded In His Own Words)
At The Opera House
Blue Lights
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
The Gilded Hawk
The Hawk Flies High
Blues Groove
Sittin' In
Soul
Soul
The Gilded Hawk
The Gilded Hawk (Part 2)
The High and Mighty Hawk
The Saxophone Section With Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster
Hawk Eyes
Hawk Eyes
Swingville: Coleman Hawkins With the Red Garland Trio
The High And Mighty Hawk
Very Saxy
Credits
The Hawk Takes Flight
The "Hawk" Talks
The Hawk Talks
The High And Mighty Hawk
The Immortal Fletcher Henderson
The Influence Of Five
The JATP All-Stars At The Opera House
The Jazz Greats (Giants Of Jazz Volume I)
The Jazz Greats - Volume III - Giants Of Jazz - Reeds - Part II
The Jazz Greats Volume V- Giants Of Jazz Brass
The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio
The Man I Love / It's The Talk Of The Town
The Man I Love / Sweet Lorraine
The Man I Love / The Trouble With Me Is You
The Metronome All-Star Bands
The Metronome All-Star Bands
The Metronome All Stars / The Esquire All Stars
The Nat King Cole Trio
The Original Bloody Mary Sings The Blues
The Overwhelming Joe Williams
The "Pres" And The "Bean"
The River's Takin' Care Of Me / Ain'tcha Got Music?
The Saxophone Section With Coleman Hawkins
The Seven Ages Of Jazz (A Live Concert Presentation)
The Sheik Of Araby / My Blue Heaven
The 'Spoon Concerts
The Stampede / Jackass Blues
The Swing Collection
The Swinging Hawk
The Two Sides Of Coleman Hawkins
The Varsity Sessions Vol. 2
The Verve Years (1950-51)
The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars
Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be (The First Annual Prestige Swing Festival)
Things Ain't What They Used To Be - The First Annual Prestige Swing Festival, Spring 1961
This Is Jazz
This Is Jazz No. 2
Thru' For The Night / Father Cooperates
Tidal Wave
Tiger Rag / Somebody Stole My Gal
Timeless
Timeless Jazz
Together At Newport 1963
Tops On Tenor
Ultimate Billie Holiday
Ultimate Charlie Parker
Ultimate Coleman Hawkins
Variety Stomp / The St. Louis Blues
Verve Jazz No. 4
Very Saxy
Vintage Hampton (Rare Recordings Of Lionel Hampton With All-Star Guests)
Vol. 1: Ride, Red, Ride In Hi-Fi
Vol 1: "The Bridge" / Vol 2: With Coleman Hawkins "Sonny Meets Hawk!"
Vol. III - 1940/1941 Don For Prez
Volume I 1927-1928
Warhorse Mamma / It Won't Be Long Now
Well You Needn't
What Is Jazz
When Day Is Done / Bouncing With Bean
When The Saints Go Marching In