Definition of Coleman Hawkins

1. Noun. United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969).

Exact synonyms: Hawkins
Generic synonyms: Saxist, Saxophonist

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Coleman Hawkins (current term)
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Literary usage of Coleman Hawkins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"They discuss bebop, going back to Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker and ... Innovation in the work of Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"like for be divided by the noun for which examples are to be supplied: “such saxophonists as Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins” does not meet their approval. ..."

3. Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana: A Detailed by John La Rue Forkner, Byron H. Dyson (1897)
"... robbers had departed with their booty, and he was too feeble to go after them and have them arrested. SHOOTING OF JORN J. JOHNSON BY Coleman Hawkins. ..."

4. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"... days of slavery with Abbey Lincoln singing the bitter lyrics in front of Coleman Hawkins, Walter Benton, Julian Priester, James Schenck and Max Roach. ..."

5. Fairness in Employment Testing: Validity Generalization, Minority Issues by John A. Hartigan, Alexandra K. Wigdor (1989)
"... Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong had reached what Ralph Ellison calls "high artistic achievement" in the blues-jazz tradition (Ellison, ..."

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