J.c. Higginbotham

Coleman Hawkins - In A Mellow Tone (1960) is an album by the legendary American saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. Released in 1960 on the Riverside label, this album features Hawkins at a point where he had already established himself as a foundational figure in jazz, particularly for his pioneering work with the tenor saxophone.

Karrin Allyson (pronounced KAH-rin; born Karrin Allyson Schoonover on July 27, 1963 in Great Bend, Kansas) is an American jazz vocalist. She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, and has received positive reviews from several prominent sources, including the New York Times, which has called her a "singer with a feline touch and impeccable intonation." Karrin Allyson was born in Great Bend, Kansas; her father was a Lutheran minister and her mother was a psychotherapist, teacher and classical pianist. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and spent her last year of high school in San Francisco. In her youth she studied classical piano, sang at her local church and in musical theatre, and also began songwriting.