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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
St. Joseph, USjazz
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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.
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.
