JazzWax tracks: Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions: 1922-1947 (Mosaic), an eight-CD set, is available here. The 50-page, large-size glossy booklet features in-depth liner notes by Loren ...

Coleman Hawkins didn't just play the saxophone: During a career that spanned some 40 years, he helped make the instrument one of the mainstays of jazz. Tonight, at its monthly Jazz Jambalaya ...

Hawkins, or Hawk, remains a marvel. The first modern tenor saxophonist, Hawk could blow hot and soft, and had more to do with the invention of bebop than he's been given credit for. He was formidable ...

An interesting Coleman Hawkins album that's unavailable and virtually unknown today is Coleman Hawkins Meets the Big Sax Section. Originally entitled The Saxophone Section, Featuring Coleman Hawkins, ...

Ken Burns Jazz Coleman Hawkins (Verve, 2000) This compilation is a spin-off of the PBS production Ken Burns Jazz. ... All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form ...

Hawkins, you might say, has suffered some discographical blues. If you ever took a jazz class in college—or if you can name a dozen jazz cuts—you probably know Hawkins's "Body and Soul" from 1939.

Coleman Hawkins single-handedly brought the saxophone to the prominence in jazz that the instrument enjoys. Before he hit the scene, jazz groups had little use for the instrument. One player (forgot ...

No one could have imagined back in 1998 that the Coleman Hawkins Jazz festival would celebrate a 10-year anniversary. It was like a dream back then - or more like a complaint. It all started when ...

Eric Reed Plays Coleman Hawkins For the 110th birthday anniversary of a pioneering tenor saxophonist, a hard-swinging modern-day pianist designed a special tribute set in Jazz at Lincoln Center.