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 ...

In other words, sometimes a recording feels like art history, not just social history. Among the recently discovered jazz recordings from the late 1930s into 1940 made by William Savory, an audio ...

Building a Jazz Library Coleman Hawkins. by Henk de Boer April 10, 2015. Although Adolphe Sax actually invented the saxophone, in the jazz world the title “Father of the Tenor Saxophone" became justly ...

Jazz musician Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more. All About Jazz Essentials Advertise ...

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, ...