Artist
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins appears once in our Jazz list, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Jazz
- Year
- 1939
- Highest placing
- No. 7 in Jazz
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Body and Soul
1939 · Bluebird
Ranked No. 7 in Jazz
Hawkins states the melody once and then abandons it for three minutes of pure invention, on a hit single, in 1939. A commercial risk that permanently raised the ceiling.