finetune artist: 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.

Listen to Coleman Hawkins at Finetune.

(2008) The Hawk Flies High
(2007) At Newport
(2007) Bean Stalkin'
(2006) On Broadway
(2006) Hawk Eyes
(2006) The Hawk Relaxes
(2006) Confessin': The Astounding Coleman Hawkins
(2006) Prestige Profiles: Coleman Hawkins
(2006) The Best Of Coleman Hawkins
(2006) The Hawk Relaxes
(2006) The Hawk Flies High
(2006) At Ease
(2006) Wrapped Tight
(2006) Soul
(2006) At Ease With Coleman Hawkins
(2006) Night Hawk
(2006) Jam Session In Swingville
(2006) Blues Wail: Coleman Hawkins Plays The Blues
(2006) Bean And The Boys
(2006) In A Mellow Tone
(2006) With The Red Garland Trio
(2006) Sirius
(2005) Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! - Alive! At The Village Gate
(2005) Timeless Coleman Hawkins
(2004) The Centennial Collection
(2001) The Hawk In Hi-Fi
(2000) Tenor Giants
(2000) Coleman Hawkins: Ken Burns's Jazz
(1998) Ultimate Coleman Hawkins
(1997) The Genius Of Coleman Hawkins
(1997) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
(1997) Desafinado
(1996) Body & Soul
(1996) Greatest Hits
(1995) A Retrospective 1929-1963
(1995) A Retrospective 1929-1963
(1994) Jazz Masters 34
(1993) Body & Soul Revisited
(1944) Rainbow Mist

Picasso
I Can't Get Started
All the Things You Are
St. James Infirmary
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes