More albums from Coleman Hawkins
![Listen to At Ease With Coleman Hawkins (Instrumental) [Remsatered] by Coleman Hawkins](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music128/v4/70/89/6c/70896c9b-28a8-875f-4378-f580941908a2/00025218618120.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to At Ease With Coleman Hawkins (Instrumental) [Remsatered] by Coleman Hawkins")
![Listen to The Hawk Relaxes [Rudy Van Gelder Remasters] by Coleman Hawkins](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music128/v4/ae/52/22/ae5222f1-d89c-9137-1bce-aa06c336b79d/00888072349247.rgb.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to The Hawk Relaxes [Rudy Van Gelder Remasters] by Coleman Hawkins")
About Coleman Hawkins
Hometown
St. Joseph, MO, United States
Born
November 21, 1904
Genre
Jazz
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.
Coleman Hawkins has also released music as a member of The Metronome All-Stars, The Mound City Blue Blowers, Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra, Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds, Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins Quintet, Coleman Hawkins Quartet, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Thelonious Monk Septet Benny Carter and His Orchestra.
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