Coleman Hawkins plays Angel Face

Coleman 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”. While Hawkins is strongly associated with the swing music and big band era, he had a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s. Fellow saxophonist Lester Young, known as “Pres”, commented in a 1959 interview with The Jazz Review: “As far as I’m concerned, I think Coleman Hawkins was the President first, right? As far as myself, I think I’m the second one.” Miles Davis once said: “When I heard Hawk, I learned to play ballads.”
“Angel Face”, a ballad composed by Hawkins together with pianist Hank Jones, was recorded in 1947 by Coleman Hawkins and an orchestra whose members were Fats Navarro (trumpet), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Budd Johnson (alto saxophone), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Marion DiVeta (baritone saxophone), Hank Jones (piano), Chuck Wayne (guitar), Jack Lesberg (bass), Max Roach (drums), Tadd Dameron (arranger).

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