Coleman Randolph Hawkins,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". Hawkins biographer John Chilton described the prevalent styles of tenor saxophone solos prior to Hawkins as "mooing" and "rubbery belches". Hawkins denied being first and noted his contemporaries Happy Caldwell,Stump Evans,and Prince Robinson,although he was the first to tailor his method of improvisation to the saxophone rather than imitate the techniques of the clarinet. Hawkins' virtuosic,arpeggiated approach to improvisation,with his characteristic rich,emotional,and vibrato-laden tonal style,was the main influence on a generation of tenor players that included Chu Berry,Charlie Barnet,Tex Beneke,Ben Webster,Vido Musso,Herschel Evans,Buddy Tate,and Don Byas,and through them the later tenormen,Arnett Cobb,Illinois Jacquet,Flip Phillips,Ike Quebec,Al Sears,Paul Gonsalves,and Lucky Thompson. While Hawkins became known with swing music during the big band era,he had a role in the development of bebop in the 1940s.
Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell was an American jazz musician. Early in his career he played clarinet and saxophones,but he eventually focused solely on clarinet.
Claude Driskett Hopkins was an American jazz stride pianist and bandleader.
"The Sound of Jazz" is a 1957 edition of the CBS television series The Seven Lively Arts and was one of the first major programs featuring jazz to air on American network television.
Jimmy Hamilton was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist,who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Victor Dickenson was an American jazz trombonist. His career began in the 1920s and continued through musical partnerships with Count Basie (1940–41),Sidney Bechet (1941),and Earl Hines.
Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with,among others,Ben Webster,Benny Goodman,Big Joe Turner,Coleman Hawkins,Dizzy Gillespie,Duke Ellington,Quincy Jones,Count Basie,Billie Holiday and,especially,Earl Hines.
James "Osie" Johnson was a jazz drummer,arranger and singer.
Wendell Marshall was an American jazz double-bassist.
The Carnegie Hall Concerts:December 1944 is a live album by American pianist,composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall,in New York City in 1944 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.
The Carnegie Hall Concerts:December 1947 is a live album by American pianist,composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall,in New York City in 1947 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.
This is the discography for jazz record label Prestige Records. Not all original releases are included. Others are listed by the Jazz Discography Project. The earlier New Jazz/Prestige 78rpm releases and the 100/200 series,are omitted. Prestige also released albums on several subsidiary labels including the New Jazz,Bluesville,Moodsville and Swingsville labels.
The Spirit of '67 is an album by American jazz clarinetist Pee Wee Russell and composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.
The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World is a 1967 live album featuring Duke Ellington and his orchestra,Ella Fitzgerald,Oscar Peterson,T-Bone Walker,Coleman Hawkins,Clark Terry and Zoot Sims. It was released in 1975.
Coleman Hawkins All Stars is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring trumpeter Joe Thomas and trombonist Vic Dickenson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.
It's About Time is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Hamilton which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Swingville label.
Buck Jumpin' is an album by guitarist Al Casey which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.
Swing's the Thing is an album by saxophonist Al Sears,recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.
Swing Time! is an album by pianist Claude Hopkins with saxophonist Budd Johnson and trombonist Vic Dickenson recorded in 1963 and originally released by the Swingville label.
Jazz Reunion is an album by saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and clarinetist Pee Wee Russell which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Candid label.
