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Definition of Coleman Hawkins
1. Noun. United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coleman Hawkins
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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