Coleman Hawkins Randolph (November 21, 1904 - May 19, 1969), called "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was a prominent jazz saxophonist content. He is generally regarded as the first important and influential jazz musician to use the instrument: Joachim E. Berendt wrote, "there were some tenor that tocavam before him, but the instrument was not a recognized Saxophone." While Hawkins is more strongly associated with dance music and big band era, he began playing

professionally in the early 1920 and was important in the development of bebop in the years 1940. He continued to be influenced by the jazz forefront of the years 1950 and the 60.