# Coleman Hawkins — Body and Soul

Coleman Hawkins’s Body and Soul (1939) is No. 7 in our Jazz ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1939
- **Label:** Bluebird
- **On one list:** Jazz
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Coleman Hawkins](https://waxonia.com/artist/coleman-hawkins/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/coleman-hawkins--body-and-soul/

## What we say

### No. 7 in [Jazz](https://waxonia.com/genre/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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Coleman%20Hawkins%20Body%20and%20Soul) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q7J4PgrRsY)

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