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Biography:
Coleman Hawkins was the first important tenor saxophonist and he remains one of the greatest of all time. A consistently modern improviser whose knowledge of chords and harmonies was encyclopedic, Hawkins had a 40-year prime (1925-1965) during which he could hold his own with any competitor.

Coleman Hawkins started piano lessons when h... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1966 Wrapped Tight
1966 Supreme
1966 Sirius
1966 Coleman Hawkins and the Trumpet Kings
1965 Rifftide
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Filmography:
2009 Coleman Hawkins: In Europe - London, Paris & Brussels
1992 Tenor Titans
1989 The Ladies Sing the Blues
1987 Bird Now: A Tribute to Jazz Legend Charlie Parker
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