I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
Some people say there was no jazz tenor before me. All I know is I just had a way of playing and I didn't think in terms of any other instrument but the tenor — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
If they think they are doing something new, they ought to do what I do every day - spend at least two hours every… — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as bop music, but there's such a thing as progress. — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
Some people say there was no jazz tenor before me. All I know is I just had a way of playing and I didn't… — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
Some of my biggest moments have been in jam sessions, but I don't want to talk about them. There were always other people involved. — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
I honestly can't characterize my style in words. It seems that whatever comes to me naturally, I play — Coleman Hawkins Copy Share Image
