Ace Records' 1964 release "Classic Tenors" showcases Coleman Hawkins on the tenor saxophone. The album was recorded in 1964 and released in December of that year.
- The album was recorded on December 3, 1964, at Van Gelder Recording Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- The album features Hawkins alongside fellow tenor saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin, with backing from an organ trio.
- "Classic Tenors" was one of Hawkins's final recordings before his death in 1969.
Coleman Hawkins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was a pioneer of the tenor saxophone in jazz.
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