Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. 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 John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches." Hawkins cited as influen... Read more
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Hey Now | Overboard | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Queer Notions | Kansas City | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
On The Bean | Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Bean's Blues | Spotlight | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Bean's Blues | Spotlight | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
O Pato (The Duck) | Next Stop Wonderland | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Skrouk | Mr. Church | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Think Deep | Low Down | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Boff Boff | Beware of Mr. Baker | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Disorder At The Border | On the Road | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Disorder At The Border | On the Road | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
La Rosita | Big Gold Brick | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Man I Love | The Lake | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Bean's Blues | Spotlight | Performer | Buy on Amazon |