Coleman Hawkins

Jazz Icons - Coleman Hawkins Live in '62 & '64 (2009)

Jazz Icons: Coleman Hawkins presents two incredible concerts from 1962 and 1964 featuring 140 minutes of music. Both concerts feature stellar European and American side-musicians including Harry "Sweets" Edison on trumpet and drummer "Papa" Jo Jones – bo ...

Coleman Hawkins – In Europe, London, Paris & Brussels (2008)

Improvisation (2004)

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977, Joe Pass 1979, Ella Fitzgerald 1979, and Oscar Peterson at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1977. ...

After Hours (1961)

Documentary short showcasing the genius of jazz greats Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Cozy Cole, and Milt Hinton, among others. ...

The Sound of Jazz (1957)

The Sound of Jazz is an historic episode from the "Seven Lively Arts" anthology series featuring jazz greats in concert. Hosted by John Crosby, it offers some fascinating performances from Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Thelonious Monk and many more. This 5 ...

Improvisation (1950)

An improvised jazz session with some of the greats from the 1950s era including Ella Fitzgerald. ...

The Crimson Canary (1945)

When a conniving female singer turns up dead, with the evidence pointing to the band's drummer, jazz trumpeter Danny Brooks attempts to clear him—only to implicate himself and the rest of the band in the process. Can a jazz-loving police detective and Da ...

Stormy Weather (1943)

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s. ...