Tenor Saxophone article by Bob Bernotas, published on September 7, 2015 at All About Jazz. ... Hawkins possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of chords, and his 1939 masterpiece, "Body and Soul," stands ...

Before Hawkins, a tenor sax solo was a novelty; on this song we hear him taking his instrument out of vaudeville and into the future. YouTube. Body and Soul. From 'Body and Soul [Bluebird]' ...

The inventor of the saxophone was Adolphe Sax and his wonderful instruments has blessed us jazz cans a millions times over. This week’s Rhythm Planet features just a few great tenor sax solos. Not ...

Show #45: Short Geneology of the Tenor Saxophone. Written by Mary Mar. 07, 2014 Rhythm Planet. MORE On this week’s Rhythm Planet program, we ... We start with Coleman Hawkins, who rewrote the book on ...

Tenor Sax George Coleman Shines On Newly Released Live Record, ... If you wanted to play, say, a tenor sax test piece like "Body and Soul," fine, but put your own stamp on it, like George Coleman.

Sonny Rollins was one of the two tenor saxophone titans, with Coltrane, of the '50s and '60s. His album title Saxophone Colossus (OJC, 1956) was titled quite accurately! His mother was from the ...