Coleman Hawkins

American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born November 21, 1904, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. Died May 19, 1969, New York, NY, USA. Also known as Bean or Hawk, Coleman Hawkins started piano lessons when he was five. He switched to the cello at the age of seven and two years later Coleman began to work on the tenor saxophone, turning professional by the age of 12. In August 1923, he began to record with , whose orchestra also f…