Coleman Hawkins - 17 Original Albums [CD de audio] Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Hawkins, nicknamed “Hawk” or “Bean,” is known as the father of the tenor saxophone and was one of the most influential soloists on the instrument. Seventeen original albums from his hardbop years. “I learned to play ballads listening to Hawk” (Miles Davis). Tenor saxophonist Coleman “The Hawk” Hawkins (1904-1969) was one of the most important jazz instrumentalists. The “father of the saxophone” conquered this hitherto unpopular jazz instrument and influenced future generations. He had a strong personality, a great presence and an enormous musical concern, so he kept up to date stylistically well into the 1960s. From 1924 he was a member of the newly formed Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, which also included Louis Armstrong for a year , and soon became the first major jazz ensemble. From 1934 to 1939 Hawkins lived in Europa , where he enjoyed great popularity and recorded with European and American musicians. After returning to New York he had to defend his throne: students such as Ben Webster, Chu Berry and Buddy Tate had been able to establish themselves during his absence. But with the phenomenal success of his 1939 recording “Body and Soul” and after a few jam sessions, he once again became the king of the tenor saxophone. From the beginning, he supported young Bebop musicians and promoted them as players in his bands, especially The lonious Monk. He often toured with Jazz At The Philharmonic ensembles and recorded many great albums once the LP format was established in the mid-1950s.