Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American

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tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot
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AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. 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". Hawkins biographer

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described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches". Hawkins denied being first and noted his contemporaries Happy Caldwell, Stump Evans, and Prince Robinson, although he was the first to tailor his method of

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to the saxophone rather than imitate the techniques of the clarinet. Hawkins' virtuosic, arpeggiated approach to improvisation, with his characteristic rich, emotional, and vibrato-laden tonal style, was the main influence on a generation of tenor players that included Chu Berry,

Charlie Barnet Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His major recordings were "Nagasaki", "Skyliner", "Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", and "South ...

Tex Beneke Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke ( ; February 12, 1914 – May 30, 2000) was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers who worked with Miller. Hi ...

Ben Webster Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor Saxophone, saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, a ...

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, Herschel Evans,

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All Ab ...

, and

Don Byas Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also l ...

, and through them the later tenormen,

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, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ike Quebec, Al Sears, Paul Gonsalves, and Lucky Thompson. While Hawkins became known with

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during the

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era, he had a role in the development of

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in the 1940s. Fellow saxophonist

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, known as the "President of the Tenor Saxophone", commented, in a 1959 interview with '' The Jazz Review'': "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."

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once said: "When I heard Hawk, I learned to play ballads."

Early life

Hawkins was born in

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, United States, in 1904. He was named Coleman after his mother Cordelia's maiden name. There is record of Hawkins' parents' first child, a girl, being born in 1901 and dying at the age of two. At age four, Hawkins began to study the

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, then the

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at age seven, before switching to the saxophone by age nine. By the age of fourteen, he was playing around eastern Kansas. He attended high school in Chicago, then in

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, at Topeka High School. He later stated that he studied harmony and composition for two years at Washburn College in Topeka while still attending high school. The origin of Hawkins' nickname, "Bean", is not clear. Theories around the nickname's basis include a reference to Hawkins' head shape, his frugality (saying "I haven't a bean") or due to his immense knowledge of

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Later life and career

1921–1939

Hawkins's first significant gig was with

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's Jazz Hounds in 1921, and he was with the band full-time from April 1922 to 1923, when he settled in New York City. In the Jazz Hounds, he coincided with Garvin Bushell, Everett Robbins,

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and

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. Hawkins joined

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's Orchestra, where he remained until 1934, sometimes doubling on

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and bass saxophone. Hawkins's playing changed significantly during

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's tenure with the Henderson Orchestra (1924–25). In the late 1920s, Hawkins participated in some of the earliest integrated recording sessions with the Mound City Blue Blowers. During his time with Henderson, he became a star soloist with increasing prominence on records. While with the band, he and

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recorded a series of small group sides for ARC (on their Perfect, Melotone,

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, and Oriole labels). Hawkins also recorded a number of solo recordings with either piano or a pick-up band of Henderson's musicians in 1933–34, just prior to his period in Europe. He was also featured on a

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session on February 2, 1934 for Columbia, which also featured

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as guest vocalist. In late 1934, Hawkins accepted an invitation to play with

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's orchestra in London, and toured Europe as a soloist until 1939, performing and recording with

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and

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

in Paris in 1937. During Hawkins' time touring Europe between 1934 and 1939, attention in the U.S. shifted to other tenor saxophonists, including

, and Chu Berry. Following his return to the United States, he quickly re-established himself as one of the leading figures on the instrument by adding innovations to his earlier style. On October 11, 1939, he recorded a two-chorus performance of the standard " Body and Soul", which he had been performing at Bert Kelly's New York venue, Kelly's Stables. In a landmark recording of the swing era, captured as an afterthought at the session, Hawkins ignores almost all of the melody, with only the first four bars stated in a recognizable fashion. Hawkins' departure from the melodic themes of the tune, use of upper chord intervals, and implied passing chords in that recording have been described as "one of the early tremors of bebop". Loren Schoenberg, Director of National Jazz Museum in Harlem, states that “no matter how nonchalantly Hawkins tried to make the choice to record 'Body And Soul' seem, it had long been his encore during his European years, and he had a lot riding on this session.

was at his zenith with the Basie band, and virtually all of the other major bands had a Hawkins-styled tenor in a featured position. The decades as a musical omnivore came to fruition as he signaled to pianist Gene Rodgers to make an introduction in Db. The sounds of

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, Tatum, Armstrong, and the untold musicians who had filled his head and ears culminated in one of the greatest spontaneous set of variations ever recorded".

The 1940s and 1950s

After a brief period in 1940 leading a

, Hawkins led small groups at Kelly's Stables on

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's 52nd Street. During 1944, He recorded in small and large groups for the

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, and

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labels. Hawkins always had a keen ear for new talent and styles, and he was the leader on what is generally considered to have been the first ever

recording session on February 16, 1944 including

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, Clyde Hart,

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, and

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. On October 19, 1944, he led another bebop recording session with

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on piano, Edward Robinson on bass, and

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on drums. Given his love of

and

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'' magazine in May, 1944, Lim dubbed Hawkins “the

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of Jazz”. In 1945, he recorded extensively with small groups with Best and either Robinson or Pettiford on bass, Sir Charles Thompson on piano, Allan Reuss on guitar,

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on trumpet, and

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on trombone, in sessions reflecting a highly individual style with an indifference toward the categories of "modern" and "traditional" jazz. That general period saw him recording with such diverse stylists as

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, Hilton Jefferson (a Fletcher Henderson colleague),

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, J. J. Johnson and Fats Navarro. He also toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP). Hawkins divided his time between New York and Europe, making numerous freelance recordings. In the 1950s, Hawkins performed with musicians such as Red Allen and

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, with whom he appeared at the 1957

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and recorded '' Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster'' with fellow tenor saxophonist

along with

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, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and

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. His 1957 album '' The Hawk Flies High'', with

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, J. J. Johnson, Hank Jones, Barry Galbraith, Oscar Pettiford, and

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, shows his interest in modern jazz styles, during a period better known for his playing with more traditional musicians. Hawkins' interest in more modern styles manifested in a reunion with Monk, with whom he had remained close even though they had not played together for over a decade. Monk led a June 1957 session featuring Hawkins and

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, that yielded '' Monk's Music'', issued later that summer. Outtakes from this session comprised half of the tracks on '' Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'', released on the Jazzland Records subsidiary of

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in 1961.

1960–1969

In the 1960s, Hawkins appeared regularly at the

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. In 1960, he participated in the recording of Max Roach's '' We Insist!'' suite, part of the political and social linkages developing between jazz and the civil rights movement. At the behest of Impulse Records producer

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, Hawkins availed himself of a long-desired opportunity to record with

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for the 1962 album '' Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins'', alongside Ellington band members

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, Lawrence Brown, Ray Nance, and

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as well as the Duke. Sessions for Impulse with his performing quartet yielded ''

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'', also in 1962 and judged one of his better latter-day efforts by ''

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''. Hawkins recorded in 1963 alongside

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for their collaborative album '' Sonny Meets Hawk!'', for

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. It was shortly after this busy period that Hawkins fell into the grip of depression and heavy drinking and his recording output began to wane. His last recording was in 1967; Hawkins died of liver disease on May 19, 1969, at Wickersham Hospital, in Manhattan. He was survived by his widow, Dolores, who died in 2010, and by three children: a son, Rene, and two daughters, Colette and Mimi. Hawkins is interred in the Yew Plot at the Woodlawn Cemetery in

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, New York City. ''The Song of the Hawk'', a 1990 biography written by British jazz historian

, chronicles Hawkins's career.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

*1929-41 - ''The Complete Recordings'' (6xCD) (Affinity, 1992) *1944 - '' Rainbow Mist'' (Delmark, 1992) original

recordings *1944 - ''The Complete On Keynote (Essential Collection #6)'' (4xCD) (Mercury, 1986) original Keynote recordings *1945 - ''Hollywood Stampede'' (Capitol, ?) *1949-53 - ''Bean's talking again'' (Vogue, ?) *1952 - '' Disorder at the Border'' ( Spotlite, 1973) *1952-53 -'' The Hawk Talks'' (

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, 1955) *1954 - '' The Hawk Returns'' (

, 1954) *1954 - '' Timeless Jazz'' (

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, 1954) also released as ''Jazz Tones'' ( Xanadu, 1984) *'' Accent on Tenor Sax'' (

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, 1955) *1956.01 - '' The Hawk in Hi Fi'' (

, 1956) with Billy Byers and his orchestra *1956.07 - '' The Hawk in Paris'' (Vik, 1956) with Manny Albam and his orchestra *'' The Gilded Hawk'' ( Capitol, 1956–57) with Glen Osser and his orchestra *1957.03 ''- The Hawk Flies High'' ( Riverside, 1957) *1957.10 - Blue Saxophones (Verve, ?) *'' The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport'' ( Verve, 1957) *'' Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster'' (Verve, 1957) with

*'' The Genius of Coleman Hawkins'' (Verve, 1957) *'' Coleman Hawkins and Confrères'' (Verve, 1958) with the

Trio,

and

*''

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, 1958) *'' The Saxophone Section'' (World Wide, 1958) *'' Bean Bags'' (

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, 1958) with

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*''

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, 1958) *'' Hawk Eyes'' (Prestige, 1959) *'' Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio'' ( Moodsville, 1959) with

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*'' Coleman Hawkins All Stars'' ( Swingville, 1960) with Joe Thomas and

*'' At Ease with Coleman Hawkins'' (Moodsville, 1960) *'' Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra'' (

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, 1960) *'' The Hawk Swings'' (Crown, 1960) *1960.04 - ''Hawk in'' ''Germany'' (Debut,?) *'' Night Hawk'' (Swingville, 1960) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis *'' The Hawk Relaxes'' (Moodsville, 1961) *''

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'' (Swingville, 1961) as part of the Prestige Swing Festival *'' Jazz Reunion'' ( Candid, 1961) with Pee Wee Russell *'' Good Old Broadway'' (Moodsville 1962) *'' The Jazz Version of No Strings'' (Moodsville, 1962) *'' Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate!'' (Verve, 1962) with

and

*'' Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate'' (Verve, 1962) *'' Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi'' (Moodsville, 1962) *'' Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins'' ( Impulse!, 1962) with

*''

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'' (Impulse!, 1962) *'' Back in Bean's Bag'' (Columbia, 1963) with

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*'' Sonny Meets Hawk!'' (RCA Victor, 1963) with

*'' Wrapped Tight'' (Impulse!, 1965) *'' The Hawk & the Hunter'' (Mira, 1965) *'' The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World'' ( Pablo, 1967) *''1966 -

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'' (Pablo, 1975)

Anthologies

* ''1927-56 - Indispensable'' (

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, 1984) *''1939–1956 - Body and Soul'' ( RCA, LP 1976, CD 1996) *1958-1962 - ''The Best of Coleman Hawkins'' ( Original Jazz Classics, 2004)

As sideman

With

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*'' Bluesy Burrell'' (Moodsville, 1962) With

*'' Further Definitions'' (Impulse!, 1961) ;With

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'' (Columbia, 1955) *''

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'' (Columbia 1956) With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis *'' Very Saxy'' (Prestige, 1959) With

*'' The Complete RCA Victor Recordings'' ( Bluebird, 1937–1949

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With Tiny Grimes *'' Blues Groove'' (Prestige, 1958) With

*'' A Study in Frustration'' (Columbia, 1927–1936) *''Hocus Pocus'' (RCA, 1927–1936) With Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan *'' At Newport '63'' (RCA Victor, 1963) With Abbey Lincoln * '' Straight Ahead'' ( Candid, 1961) With

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*'' 2-3-4'' (Impulse!, 1962) With

*'' Monk's Music'' (1957) *'' Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'' (Riverside, 1957) With

Bud Powell Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory,Grove Powell's application of complex phrasing to ...

* '' The Essen Jazz Festival Concert'' (1960) With Bob Prince *''Saxes Inc.'' (1959) With

*''And His American Friends'' (various labels, ca. 1935–1937) *''Django Reinhardt Collection'' (Fabulous, 1935-1946

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With

*'' We Insist!'' (Candid, 1960) With Rex Stewart and

Cootie Williams Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Williams began his professional career at the age of 14 with the Yo ...

*'' The Big Challenge'' (Jazztone, 1957) With

*'' Ben Webster and Associates'' (Verve, 1959) With

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

*'' Live at the Five Spot'' (

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, 1959) With Joe Williams *'' At Newport '63'' (RCA Victor, 1963)

References

External links

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Coleman Hawkins recordings
at the

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