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Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
Position:
Composer, Tenor Saxophone
Year of Birth:
1904
Years with Miles:
1947

Considered the first star of jazz tenor saxophone; hugely influential player who helped establish the primacy of that instrument in modern jazz with his groundbreaking recording of "Body and Soul" in 1939. Miles recorded with "Bean" in 1947.

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Bean-A-Re-Bop
Coleman Hawkins – Hollywood Stampede
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