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November 21
Coleman Randolph Hawkins was from St. Joseph, Missouri. His mother was a schoolteacher & organist and introduced him to music. Hawkins started playing piano at five, switched to cello and to the Saxophone. In 1921 he was playing with the 12th street Theater in Kansas City while studying music at the industrial & educational institute and Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas. Beginning in 1922, he played with Fletcher Henderson's band, recording with Black Swan Records. This lasted for eleven years and made him a star. Hawkins toured Europe for five years playing with groups from Belgum, France and Denmark. His most important record was "One Hour" and Body & Soul, these made him and the Tenor Sax landmarks of the twentieth century. In the 1940s Hawkins put together a big band and performed with Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and others. In his later years Coleman Hawkins continued to appear at Jazz festivals and clubs. Liver problems and alcohol took their toll; he died in 1969. Reference: All That Jazz The Illustrated Story of Jazz Music General Editor: Ronald Atkins Copyright 1996, Carlton Books Limited ISBN 0-76519-953-X
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