MU239 Lecture 11: Stars of the Big Bands 10.22
Stars of the Big Bands-The Soloists (sax)10/24/2018 8:35:00 PM
Coleman Hawkins (Nov 21, 1994-May 19,1969)
-Nickname “Hawk” and sometimes “Beans”
-Prominent jazz tenor saxophonist
-First important and influential jazz musician to improves on the instrument
-Creator of the “vertical style”of soloing, using chord tones and long running line in his
improvisation
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Lester Young (Aug 27, 1909-March 14, 1959)
-Nicknamed Prez
-American jazz tenor saxophonist
-One of the finest, most influential players on his instrument, playing with a cool tone and
sophisticated harmonies
-Creator of the “Horizontal style” of soloing using repeated tones and lots of space in his
improvisation
-Became a jazz legend, inventing or establishing much of the “outsider” hipster ethos which
came to be associated with the music (use of the word cool for example)
