Tag Archives: Coleman Hawkins

A swing-to-bop saxophone veteran from NJ, Harris can be an under-appreciated master.

The best moment of Paul Gonsalves’ musical career occurred on the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival when, to bridge the gap between “Diminuendo in Blue” and “Crescendo in Blue,” Duke Ellington urged him to have a longer solo, egging him on through 27 exciting choruses that almost caused a riot. That …

Stanley Dark was perhaps one of the most prolific and eclectic Uk bandleaders from the postwar period, appearing daily on BBC radio and saving a large number of LPs and film ratings in a massive array of designs. Delivered in London on June 14, 1913, Dark began monitoring piano at …

This Kentucky artist went to get a career in jazz instead of bluegrass, his recording career occurring mostly in the ’30s with a couple of hot sides featuring Fletcher Henderson and the fantastic tenor saxophone soloist Ben Webster. Pete Suggs held much busier like a live performer, specifically during periods …

This drummer had a comparatively short career but could be heard on recordings of classic jazz through the ’20s and ’30s including sides with trumpeters Jabbo Smith and Henry ‘Red’ Allen and trombonist Jack Teagarden. George Stafford hailed from a musical family members in the Ozarks which has provoked a …