Coleman Hawkins

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bandleader human jazz musician tenor saxophonist

Coleman 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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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
tenor saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1969 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920 ⓘ
associatedAct Benny Goodman ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ
Roy Eldridge ⓘ
Sonny Rollins ⓘ
Thelonious Monk ⓘ
causeOfDeath liver disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1904-11-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1969-05-19 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
familyName Hawkins ⓘ
fullName Coleman Randolph Hawkins ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
givenName Coleman ⓘ
influenced Ben Webster ⓘ
Chu Berry ⓘ
Dexter Gordon ⓘ
Don Byas ⓘ
Illinois Jacquet ⓘ
John Coltrane ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Sonny Rollins ⓘ
instrument clarinet ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
isCreditedWith establishing the tenor saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz ⓘ
nickname Bean ⓘ
Hawk ⓘ
notableAlbum Hawk Eyes ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
The Hawk Flies High ⓘ
notableWork Body and Soul ⓘ
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
recorded Body and Soul ⓘ
recordingDate 1939-10-11 ⓘ
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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Max Roach → associatedAct → Coleman Hawkins ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson → notableBandMember → Coleman Hawkins ⓘ