Earl Coleman
Earl Coleman (born August 12, 1925 in Port Huron , Michigan , † July 14, 1995 in New York City , New York ) was an American jazz singer .
life and work
Coleman sang with Jay McShann in 1943 and 1945, and with Earl Hines in 1944 . After several years of musical inactivity, he performed with Gene Ammons in 1954 and recorded his first LP Earl Coleman Returns (Prestige LP 7045) in 1956 . Coleman's vocals, influenced by Billy Eckstine , can also be heard on records by Sonny Rollins (1956), Fats Navarro (1947) and Charlie Parker .
The DIAL session in 1947
Its producer Ross Russell had scheduled a recording session with Bird and the pianist Erroll Garner on February 19, 1947 . To protect the young, then unknown singer, Charlie Parker simply brought him into the recording studio - the result was a trio session with Garner, Parker's Quartet and the singing numbers Dark Shadows (4 takes) and This Is Always (2 takes). In addition to these numbers, Parker songs Birds Nest (3 takes), Hot Blues, Blowtop Blues and Cool Blues (2 takes) were created during this DIAL session .
Discographic notes
- Charlie Parker: Complete Charlie Parker on Dial, 1946-47 ( Original Jazz Classics | OJC, 1996), 4CD box
- Gene Ammons: The Gene Ammons Story: The 78 Era, 1950-55 ( Prestige , 1992)
- Miles Davis : Bopping The Blues, 1946 ( Black Lion , 1988)
- Etta Jones : Sugar ( Muse Records , 1990)
- Sonny Rollins: Tour De Force, 1956 (Prestige / OJC, 1991)
- Earl Coleman: Earl Coleman Returns ( Prestige , 1956)
literature
- Robert Reisner: Bird - The Legend Of Charlie Parker , New York City, Ca Capo, 1962.
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz-Lexikon , Reinbek, Rowohlt 1988.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette . 2nd Edition. Penguin, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017949-6 .
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Peter Niklas Wilson, Ulfert Goeman: Charlie Parker - His life, his music, his records , Schaftlach, Oreos (Collection Jazz), 1988, ISBN 3-923657-12-9 .
- Bielefeld Jazz Catalog, 2001.
Web links
annotation
- ↑ The New York Times obituary of Friday July 14, 1995, Earl Coleman, 69, Jazz-Ballad Singer , gave Wednesday, July 12th as the date of death.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coleman, Earl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Huron , Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1995 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |