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november , – may , ), nicknamed "bean," or simply "hawk," was the first important tenor saxophonist in jazz. sometimes called the "father of the tenor sax," hawkins is one of jazz's most influential and revered soloists. an improviser with an encyclopedic command of chords and harmonies , hawkins played
he was named coleman after his mother cordelia's maiden name. he attended high school in chicago , then in topeka, kansas , at topeka high school. he later stated that he studied harmony and composition for two years at washburn college in topeka while still attending high school. in his youth, he played...
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