Erskine Hawkins
A talented high-note trumpeter and a popular bandleader, Erskine Hawkins was nicknamed "the 20th Century Gabriel." He learned drums and trombone before switching to trumpet when he was 13. While attending the Alabama State Teachers College, he became the leader of the college band, the 'Bama State Collegians. They went to New York in 1934, became the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, started making records in 1936, and by 1938 were quite successful. With Hawkins and Dud Bascomb sharing the trumpet solos, Paul Bascomb or Julian Dash heard on tenors, Haywood Henry on baritone, and pianist Avery Parrish, this was a solidly swinging band that delighted dancers and jazz fans alike. Hawkins had three major hits ("Tuxedo Junction," "After Hours," and "Tippin' In") and was able to keep the big band together all the way until 1953; some of their later sessions were more R&B-oriented yet never without jazz interest. Hawkins led a smaller unit during his last few decades (the survivors of the big band had a recorded reunion in 1971) and the trumpeter kept on working into the 1980s.
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Tuxedo Junction - The Very Best Of
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 19 May 2011
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The 20th Century Gabriel and His Tuxedo Junction Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Shellac Revival on 12 Dec 2019
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 277 - EP: Tuxedo Junction
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on 5 Jul 1953
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Have Fun Tonight (Remastered)
Bebop - Released by Pink Dot Records on 15 Jan 2013
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Dream Your Troubles Away (Remastered)
Bebop - Released by Pink Dot Records on 15 Jan 2013
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Presenting After Hours
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 10 Dec 1957
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Jukebox Hits 1940-1950
Jazz - Released by Acrobat Music on 29 Mar 2005
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Master Tape Records on 9 Jul 2021
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Erskine Hawkins' Tuxedo Junction
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 25 Jun 2006
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Complete Jazz Series 1941 - 1945
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 16 Feb 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1947
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 16 Feb 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1939 - 1940
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 16 Feb 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1938 - 1939
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 16 Feb 2009
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The Twentieth Century Gabriel, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by New World-Old Music on 29 Jan 2021
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Complete Jazz Series (1940 - 1941)
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 16 Feb 2009
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Stompin at the Savoy (1940)
Erskine Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins, Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Ancha on 1 Jan 1990
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Plays W. C. Handy for Dancing
Jazz - Released by Shellac Revival on 8 Jul 2020
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They All Played: W. C. Handy - Memphis Blues (Recordings of 1949 - 1961)
Louis Armstrong, Eartha Kitt, Erskine Hawkins
Jazz - Released by American Songbook Classics on 31 Oct 2023
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Famous Jazz Instrumentalists
Jazz - Released by NK32 Records on 17 Jun 2014
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