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Born: November 21, 1904 Hometown: Saint Joseph, Missouri Instrument: Tenor Saxophone Music Training: studied harmony and composition for two years at Washburn College Bands and Orchestras: Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra Signature Song: "Body and Soul" Coleman Hawkins biography: Coleman Randolph Hawkins attended high school first in Chicago then in Topeka, Kansas. He said that he studied composition at Washburn College in Topeka while still attending Topeka high. He joined Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds in 1921 and toured with the group thru 1923 eventually settling in New York City. He then joined Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra with whom he played thru 1934 both on the bass sax and the clarinet. During the late 30s he toured Europe playing with musicians like Jack Hylton, Django Reinhardt before returning home in 1939. He then recorded the seminal jazz solo on the pop standard "Body and Soul." Unable to piece together a big band he led a combo at Kelly's Stables on Manhattan's famed 52nd Street, using Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford, Miles Davis, and Max Roach as sidemen. He was leader on the first ever bebop recording with Dizzy Gillespie and Don Byas. After 1948 he divided his time between New York and Europe. In the 1960 he appeared regularly at the Village Vanguard. During his later years he began to drink heavily until his death from pneumonia in 1969. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Died: May 19, 1969 Source Wikipedia |
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