Coleman Hawkins
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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Interviews & Profiles
July 17, 2007 At 89, pianist Hank Jones says he plans to keep playing as long as he can move his fingers.
Discover Songs
June 1, 2006 Tap dance pop from Tilly and the Wall; Angular '70s new wave from Delta 5; The '80s unplugged wi...
November 9, 2004 The soulful and inspired Ray LaMontagne; The homespun songs of Amy Correia; Listening to TV on t...
August 1, 2001 According to jazz critic Murray Horwitz, Coleman Hawkins "virtually invented the tenor saxophone."
Reviews
July 21, 2008 Fresh Air's jazz critic has a listen to a re-issue of Coleman Hawkins' The Hawk Flies High.
August 1, 2001 According to jazz critic Murray Horwitz, Coleman Hawkins "virtually invented the tenor saxophone."
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Partner Content from Jazz24
November 21, 2012 Starting in the 1920s, Hawkins made an afterthought of an instrument into a star attraction.
Partner Content from WBGO
October 19, 2009 Hear five crisp jazz tunes, all of which relate in some way to a certain favorite fall fruit.
March 6, 2000 Coleman Hawkins, "The Father of the Tenor Saxophone," revolutionized jazz with "Body and Soul."
