The Incomplete (DRAFT)

GEORGE COLEMAN JAZZ DISCOGRAPHY

By Steve Schwerner

December 2004

[annotations/revisions by M. Fitzgerald - June 22, 2000]

This discography is a living document and therefore still incomplete. There are obvious holes in the document thus far that need filling; there are undoubtedly records, CDs and video tape that have been recorded that I have not yet found. Most importantly, it is the author’s hope that numerous albums by and/or featuring George Coleman are yet to be made.

I owe a number of people a debt of thanks. Mike Fitzgerald has helped me more than anyone has any right to expect. This document could not have been finished without his help. Alan Saul who had compiled a discography of the great trumpet master Booker Little has given me a great deal of help along with much encouragement. Ned Otter has also encouraged me and kindly shared some of his personal material. My wife Nancy has been my editor for over 40 years—I can’t write without her. And her patience is beyond measure.

Finally, it is the brilliant music created by George Coleman that inspired this project. It is my opinion that Mr. Coleman is one of the great masters of the saxophone and deserves far more recognition than the public has given him thus far as many musicians know. The hundreds of hours I have spent listening to him in person and on recordings were and are some of the richest on my life.

Comments, additions, and/or corrections are greatly appreciated. Please send to:

sschwerner@woh.rr.com

Leader:B.B. King

1953, 1954, 1955

Woke Up This Morning

Ace CDCHD 320 Singin’ The Blues

Leader:Lee Morgan: City Lights

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 25, 1957

Lee Morgan-tpt; George Coleman-asx [c,e], tsx [a,b,d]; Curtis Fuller-tbn; Ray Bryant-p; Paul Chambers-b; Arthur Taylor-d

[a]	tk. 1	Just By Myself	Benny Golson	9:23
[b]	tk. 4	City Lights	Benny Golson	5:43
[c]	tk. 6	Tempo de Waltz	Benny Golson	6:22
[d]	tk. 9	You’re Mine, You	Johnny Green & Edward Heyman	6:00
[e]	tk. 10	Kin Folks	Gigi Gryce	9:42

Blue Note LP BNP 1575, BST 81575, Mosaic MD-162

Leader:Jimmy Smith: Houseparty

Manhattan Towers, NYC, August 25, 1957

Lee Morgan-tpt; George Coleman-asx [a,c,d,e], tsx [b,e]; Curtis Fuller-tbn; Eddie McFadden-g [a,b,c]; Kenny Burrell-g [d,e]; Jimmy Smith-org; Donald Bailey-d

[a]	tk. 2	J.O.S.	Jimmy Smith	11:55
[b]	tk. 3	What Is This Thing Called Love?	Cole Porter	15:12
[c]	tk. 4	Just Friends	S. Lewis & J. Klenner	15:15
[d]	tk. 5	Cherokee	Ray Noble	20:18
[e]	tk. 11	Blues After All	Kenny Burrell	6:06

[a] Blue Note BLP 4011, BST 84011 The Sermon

[b] [d] Blue Note LT-992 Confirmation

[c] [e] Blue Note BLP 4002, BST 84002 Houseparty

All on Blue Note CDP 7 46546-2 Houseparty

Leader:Max Roach: Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker

NYC, April 11, 1958

Kenny Dorham-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Nelson Boyd-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	17277-7	Billie’s Bounce	Charlie Parker	5:35
[b]	17278-7	KoKo	Charlie Parker	7:56
[c]	17279-1	Parker’s Mood	Charlie Parker	8:20

Mercury (Japan) 195J-39 Max Roach + 4 & More

Trip TLP-5574, Verve 314 512 448-2 The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker

Leader:Max Roach: On The Chicago Scene

Chicago, IL, June 1958

Booker Little-tpt [a,b,c,d,e]; George Coleman-tsx [a,b,c,d,f]; Eddie Baker-p; Bob Cranshaw-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	16982	Shirley	George Coleman	6:39
[b]	16983	Memo To Maurice	Eddie Baker	7:45
[c]	16984	Stella By Starlight	Ned Washington & Victor Young	4:20
[d]	16985	Sporty	Bill Lee	5:50
[e]	16986	My Old Flame	Coslow & Johnson	3:39
[f]	16987	Stompin’ At The Savoy	Edgar Sampson	5:52

All on EmArcy MG 36132 (or 36152?) SR 60128, Trip TLP-5594 On The Chicago Scene

Leader:Max Roach: Quintet Live At Newport

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 6, 1958

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Ray Draper-tu [a,b,c,d,f]; Art Davis-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	17644	Love For Sale	Cole Porter
[b]	17645	Villa	Kenny Dorham
[c]	17646	A Night in Tunisia	Dizzy Gillespie
[d]	17647	Minor Mode
[e]	17648	Tune Up	Miles Davis (Eddie Vinson)
[f]	17649	Deeds Not Words	Bill Lee

EmArcy MG 36140

[Not July 7, 1958, as sometimes listed. This performance took place on Sunday evening.]

Leader:Max Roach: Deeds, Not Words

NYC, September 4, 1958

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Ray Draper-tu; Art Davis-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	You Stepped Out Of A Dream	Brown & Kahn
[b]	Filide	Ray Draper
[c]	It’s You Or No One	J. Styne-S. Cahn
[d]	Jodie’s Cha-Cha	Bill Lee
[e]	Deeds Not Words	Bill Lee
[f]	Larry-Larue	Booker Little

[g]* There Will Never Be Another You Brown & Kahn

Riverside 280, 1122, Riverside (Japan) SMJ6194 Deeds, Not Words, Jazzland JLP79 Conversation,* Riverside OJCCD 304-2 (contains track [g]).

Max Roach: Sessions, Live

KABC-TV, Hollywood, CA, October 6, 1958

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Ray Draper-tu; Art Davis-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	Minor Mode Blues
[b]	The Scene Is Clean	Tadd Dameron
[c]	Love For Sale	Cole Porter

Calliope CAL 3013 Max Roach/Bud Shank: Sessions, Live

Leader:Booker Little 4 & Max Roach

Nola Studios, NYC, October 1958

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Tommy Flanagan-p; Art Davis-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	Milestones	Miles Davis (John Lewis)	5:33
[b]	Sweet and Lovely	Arnheim & Tobias	4:13
[c]	Rounder’s Mood	Booker Little	5:19
[d]	Dungeon Waltz	Booker Little	4:27
[e]	Jewel’s Tempo	Booker Little	6:35
[f]	Moonlight Becomes You	Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke	5:40

United Artists UA4034/(S)5034, Blue Note CDP 7 84457-2 Booker Little 4 & Max Roach

Blue Note BN (F) BNP25107 Milestones

Recording date announced in db as 3/19/59 p.8

Leader:The Memphis Band

Olmssted Studios, NYC, 1958

Booker Little, Louis Smith-tpt; Frank Strozier-asx; George Coleman-tsx; Phineas Newborn-p; Calvin Newborn-g; Jamil Nasser (aka George Joyner)-b; Charles Crosby-d

[a]	Things Ain’t What They Used To Be	Duke Ellington (Mercer Ellington)	10:44
[b]	Blue ’n Boogie	Dizzy Gillespie	8:09

United Artists UA4034/(S)5034

Blue Note CDP 7 84457-2 Booker Little 4 & Max Roach

Leader:Max Roach: Award-Winning Drummer

NYC, November 4, 1958

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Ray Draper-tu; Art Davis-b; Max Roach-d

[a]	Tuba De Nod	Max Roach	4:00
[b]	Milano	John Lewis	5:13
[c]	Variations On The Scene	George Coleman	5:41
[d]	Pies Of Quincy	Max Roach	3:29
[e]	Old Folks	Dedette Hill & Willard Robison	4:20
[f]	Sadiga	George Coleman	6:35
[g]	Gandolfo’s Bounce	Booker Little	5:43

Time 70003, 52087, S/2087, Bainbridge BCD 1042 [CD]

[According to Hentoff’s notes [f] spelled Sadigo]

[Sometimes dated as November 25, 1959, this may belong earlier - November 4, 1958?]

Leader:Max Roach: The Many Sides Of Max Roach

NYC, September 22, 1959

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Julian Priester-tbn; Ray Bryant-p; Art Davis-b; Max Roach-d, tymp

[a]	18128	Connie’s Bounce	Bill Lee	5:17
[b]	18129	Lepa	Richard Abrams	2:07
[c]	18137	Prelude	Consuela Lee Moorhead	5:04
[d]	18138	Bemsha Swing	Thelonious Monk	5:25
[e]	18139	Tympanalli	Max Roach	4:49
[f]	18140	There’s No You	Adair & Hopper	5:41
[g]	18141	A Little Sweet	Max Roach	3:04

EmArcy MG20911, Trip Jazz TLP-5599

Leader:Slide Hampton: Slide Hampton And His Horn Of Plenty

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, late 1959, probably October

Booker Little, Freddie Hubbard-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Jay Cameron-bsx; Slide Hampton-tbn, arr; Kiane Zawadi (aka Bernard McKinney)-eup; George Tucker-b; Charlie Persip-d [a,b], Kenny Dennis-d [c,d], Pete LaRoca-d [e,f,g,h].

[a]	Autumn Leaves	Kosma & Prevert	3:24
[b]	Patricia	Slide Hampton	3:42

[c]	Althea	Slide Hampton	4:01
[d]	Woody ‘n’ You	Dizzy Gillespie	4:10

[e]	Newport	Slide Hampton	9:10
[f]	Jazz Corner	Slide Hampton	4:22
[g]	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child	Trad.	3:00
[h]	Go East Young Man	Slide Hampton	5:54

All on Strand 1006 Slide Hampton And His Horn Of Plenty, Fresh Sound FSR-CD 206 Slide!

Leader:Slide Hampton: Sister Salvation

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, February 11, 1960

Freddie Hubbard, Bob Zottola-tpt; Richard Williams-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Jay Cameron-bsx; Slide Hampton-tbn, arr; Kiane Zawadi-eup; Bill Barber-tu; Pete LaRoca-d; Billy Frazier-arr [b]

[a]	4657/4658	Sister Salvation	Slide Hampton	6:13
[b]		Hi-Fly	Randy Weston	6:06

Leader:Slide Hampton: Sister Salvation

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, February 15, 1960

Freddie Hubbard, Bob Zottola, Ernie Royal-tpt; George Coleman-tsx, arr [c]; Jay Cameron, bsx; Slide Hampton-tbn, arr; Kiane Zawadi-eup; Bill Barber-tu; Pete LaRoca-d

[a]	Just Squeeze Me	Duke Ellington & Lee Gaines	6:30
[b]	Asseveration	Slide Hampton	5:55
[c]	Conversation Piece (aka Minority)	Gigi Gryce	6:53
[d]	A Little Night Music	Slide Hampton	4:09

All on Atlantic 1339 Sister Salvation

Leader:Slide Hampton: Somethin’ Sanctified

??? October 17, 1960

Slide Hampton-tbn, eup, arr, Charles Greenlee-tbn, eup, arr [e]; Richard Williams, Hobart Dotson-tpt; George Coleman-tsx; Jay Cameron-bsx, bcl; Larry Ridley-b; Pete LaRoca-d

[a]	On the Street Where You Live	Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe	4:59
[b]	The Thrill Is Gone	Lew Brown & Ray Henderson	6:21
[c]	Ow!	Dizzy Gillespie	5:53
[d]	Milestones	Miles Davis	5:09
[e]	El Sino	Charles Greenlee	5:40
[f]	Somethin’ Sanctified	Slide Hampton	6:13

All on Atlantic LP 1362, London Atlantic LTZ-K 15223 Somethin’ Sanctified, Collectables COL-CD-6283 [with Young-Holt Unlimited: Oh Girl]

[d] misspelled as “Miles Tone” on some issues.

Leader:Slide Hampton: Two Sides Of Slide

NYC, 1961

Hobart Dotson, Willie Thomas-tpt, George Coleman-tsx; Jay Cameron-bsx; Slide Hampton-tbn, p, arr; Benny Jacobs-el-tbn; Eddie Kahn-b; Lex Humphries-d

	The Cloister (Dance Suite)
[a]	Impression/	Slide Hampton	4:38
[b]	Obsession/	Slide Hampton	2:55
[c]	Expression/	Slide Hampton	4:10
[d]	Possession	Slide Hampton	2:55
[e]	There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York	George Gershwin	3:40
[f]	Bess You Is My Woman	George Gershwin	3:49
[g]	I Loves You Porgy	George Gershwin	2:34
[h]	It Ain’t Necessarily So	George Gershwin	4:30

All on Charlie Parker PLP 803 Two Sides Of Slide; Fresh Sound FSR-CD 206 Slide!

Leader:Booker Little: And Friend [or Victory And Sorrow]

NYC, August or September 1961

Booker Little-tpt; George Coleman