George Coleman
George Coleman (born March 8, 1935 in Memphis , Tennessee ) is an American tenor saxophonist of modern jazz .
Live and act
George Coleman began his career as a jazz musician in the 1950s as a companion to blues legend BB King . He went to Chicago with Booker Little , then worked in New York with Lee Morgan and Jimmy Smith . In 1958 he became a member of the group of Max Roach and Kenny Dorham , 1959–61 of the Slide Hampton Octet; In 1961 he took part in the last recordings of Booker Little before his untimely death ( Booker Little and Friend ). In 1962 he played briefly with Wild Bill Davis . This was later followed by joint appearances and recordings with Johnny Griffin , Lionel Hampton , Charles Mingus , Chet Baker and Ahmad Jamal . At the side of Miles Davis ( Seven Steps to Heaven , Miles Davis in Europe 1963, My Funny Valentine , 1964) and Herbie Hancock ( Maiden Voyage , 1965) he contributed to the creation of legendary jazz albums. In 1964 he played with Lionel Hampton and for the next ten years worked as a freelance musician with Lee Morgan, Elvin Jones , Shirley Scott and Cedar Walton . In 1975 he formed the Eastern Rebellion with Walton, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins . In the 1980s and 90s he worked as a band leader with Higgins, Harold Mabern , Jamil Nasser , Idris Muhammad and Ray Drummond . In 1996 his album Danger High Voltage , u. a. with Gary Smulyan , Jim Rotondi and Ned Otter . In 2012 he works with his organ Quintet , in which u. a. Mike LeDonne and Russell Malone play.
A broad recognition for his unmistakable, lyrically powerful style has remained denied to him to this day.
His wife was the organist Gloria Coleman († 2010); their son, George Coleman Jr. , is active as a drummer in the New York jazz scene.
Discography (excerpt)
Albums under your own name
- Playing Changes (Ronnie Scott's Jazz House, 1979)
- Manhattan Panorama (Evidence, 1989) with Harold Mabern, Jamil Nasser , Idris Muhammad
- My Horns of Plenty (Verve, 1991) with Mabern, Ray_Drummond, Billy Higgins
- At Yoshi’s (Evidence, 1992) with Mabern, Ray Drummond, Alvin Queen
- Blues Inside Out (Ronnie Scott's Jazz House, 1997)
- I Could Write a Book: The Music of Richard Rodgers (Telarc, 1998) with Mabern, Nasser, Billy Higgins
- Danger High Voltage (Two & Four Recordings, 2000) with Gary Smulyan , Mabern, Drummond, George Coleman Jr.
- Dynamic Duo with Tete Montoliu , (Timeless 2002)
- Four Generations of Miles (Chesky, 2002) with Mike Stern , Ron Carter , Jimmy Cobb
- A Master Speaks (Smoke Sessions, 2016)
- The Quartet (Smoke Sessions, 2019)
Important albums as a sideman
- My Funny Valentine (Miles Davis, 1964)
- Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock, 1965)
- Love Bug ( Reuben Wilson , 1969)
literature
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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SURNAME | Coleman, George |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and tenor saxophonist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Memphis (Tennessee) |