Coleman Randolph Hawkins

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bandleader human jazz musician tenor saxophonist

Coleman Randolph Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.

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Coleman Randolph Hawkins canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
tenor saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1969 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bean ⓘ
Coleman Hawkins ⓘ
Hawk ⓘ
associatedAct Ben Webster ⓘ
Benny Goodman ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ
Roy Eldridge ⓘ
Sonny Rollins ⓘ
Thelonious Monk ⓘ
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City ⓘ
surface form: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1904-11-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1969-05-19 ⓘ
familyName Hawkins ⓘ
fullName Coleman Randolph Hawkins self-link ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
givenName Coleman ⓘ
influenced Ben Webster ⓘ
John Coltrane ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Sonny Rollins ⓘ
instrument cello ⓘ
piano ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
notableAlbum Hawk Eyes ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
The Hawk Flies High ⓘ
The Hawk Relaxes ⓘ
notableFor establishing the tenor saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz ⓘ
notableWork Body and Soul ⓘ
surface form: Body and Soul (1939 recording)
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth St. Joseph, Missouri ⓘ
surface form: Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Bluebird Records ⓘ
Impulse! Records ⓘ
Prestige Records ⓘ
RCA Victor ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

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Coleman Hawkins → fullName → Coleman Randolph Hawkins ⓘ
Bean → birthName → Coleman Randolph Hawkins ⓘ
Coleman Randolph Hawkins → fullName → Coleman Randolph Hawkins self-link ⓘ