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Coleman Hawkins

1904 - 1969

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Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: "There were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn". Hawkins biographer John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches". Hawkins denied being first and noted his contemporaries Happy Caldwell, Stump Evans, and Prince Robinson, although he was the first to tailor his method of improvisation to the saxophone rather than imitate the techniques of the clarinet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Coleman Hawkins is the 594th most popular musician (down from 563rd in 2019), the 3,405th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,890th in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Coleman Hawkins ranks 594 out of 3,175. Before him are Christoph Schneider, Marty Friedman, Roger Hodgson, Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, and Loreena McKennitt. After him are Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, James Taylor, Alan Walker, and Suga.

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Among people born in 1904, Coleman Hawkins ranks 113. Before him are Attilio Ferraris, Jacques Tourneur, Arkady Gaidar, Ding Ling, Felix Nussbaum, and István Horthy. After him are Luigi Bertolini, Ivar Ballangrud, Wang Ming, Karl Ernst, Giuseppe Terragni, and Leo Joseph Suenens. Among people deceased in 1969, Coleman Hawkins ranks 86. Before him are Michael Lippert, Lucien Bianchi, George Cœdès, Max Weinreich, Giovanni Urbani, and Léon Scieur. After him are Ivar Ballangrud, Josef Blösche, Thelma Ritter, He Long, Claude Dornier, and Domingo Tejera.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Coleman Hawkins ranks 3,405 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Dexter White (1892), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Michael Bolton (1953), Don McLean (1945), Ben Shapiro (1984), and Grandma Moses (1860). After him are Merce Cunningham (1919), Benjamin Tucker (1854), Curtis Hanson (1945), Howard S. Becker (1928), Artie Shaw (1910), and Lionel Hampton (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Coleman Hawkins ranks 179. Before him are Tommy Bolin (1951), Steven Van Zandt (1950), Grace Slick (1939), Tommy Flanagan (1930), Murray Perahia (1947), and Marty Friedman (1962). After him are Artie Shaw (1910), Lionel Hampton (1908), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), James Taylor (1948), Chet Atkins (1924), and Ace Frehley (1951).

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