It seems that saxaphone has always been a jazz star, but that isn't the case.  It all began with saxaphonist Coleman Hawkins who played interesting and intelligent lines on the horn.  Before Hawkins, it was mostly squawking and honking and sax was a novelty instrument.  Learn more about this brilliant player and innovator, who went from honky tonk horn to swing to bebop, hear the Hawk Monday night on the 9 O'clock Special on K-Jazz.