Bean
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Bean is the famous jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, a pioneering tenor sax player whose rich tone and improvisational style helped define early jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bean canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz saxophonist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Duke Ellington
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Fletcher Henderson Orchestra ⓘ Max Roach ⓘ Roy Eldridge ⓘ Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| birthName | Coleman Randolph Hawkins ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-05-19 ⓘ |
| education | studied music theory and harmony ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ben Webster
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Dexter Gordon ⓘ John Coltrane ⓘ Lester Young ⓘ Sonny Rollins ⓘ |
| instrument |
saxophone
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tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| legacy | helped establish tenor saxophone as a leading jazz instrument ⓘ |
| movement |
bebop era
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swing era ⓘ |
| name | Coleman Hawkins ⓘ |
| nickname |
Bean
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The Hawk ⓘ
surface form:
Hawk
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| notableFor |
pioneering use of tenor saxophone in jazz
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rich tone and advanced improvisational style ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Body and Soul
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surface form:
Body and Soul (1939 recording)
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| notableWork | Body and Soul ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
St. Joseph, Missouri
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surface form:
Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
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Impulse! Records ⓘ RCA Victor ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
full-bodied, vibrato-rich tone
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vertical, arpeggio-based improvisation ⓘ |
| tour | Europe in the 1930s ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Coleman Hawkins