Bill Coleman
A mellow-toned swing trumpeter with a distinctive sound and a lyrical style, Bill Coleman was a consistent if never particularly famous musician. In 1927, he went to New York with Cecil and Lloyd Scott's band, with whom he made his recording debut. He worked with Luis Russell (1929-1932) and Charlie Johnson, and then in 1933 traveled to France with Lucky Millinder. Coleman recorded with Fats Waller (1934) and played with Teddy Hill's Orchestra (1934-1935), but then moved to France for the first time in 1935. While overseas, he recorded frequently as a leader (really coming into his own), with Willie Lewis' Orchestra, and on dates with Django Reinhardt. He ventured as far as Bombay, and spent 1938-1940 in Egypt with Herman Chittison. Returning to New York, Coleman played with Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, Andy Kirk, Mary Lou Williams, and John Kirby during 1940-1945, and recorded with Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins (both in 1943). However, he preferred life in Europe and, after a period with groups led by Sy Oliver and Billy Kyle, in 1948, Coleman moved permanently back to France, staying active and recording fairly regularly up until his death in 1981.
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Et vous, avec ces beaux yeux (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1961
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From Boogie to Funk (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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After you've gone (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1957
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Modern gospel & Negro spirituals
Bill Coleman, Jef Gilson Orchestra, Alain Mion
Klassik - Erschienen bei Caravage am 02.10.2008
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The Three C's
Benny Carter, Bill Coleman, Henri Chaix
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sackville am 04.04.2003
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The Complete Philips Recordings
Jazz - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Decca Records France am 01.01.2005
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Meets Guy Lafitte
Jazz - Erschienen bei 1201 MUSIC am 01.03.1975
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Really I Do (Toulouse 1980) (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Disques Black & Blue am 15.05.1980
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The Best of Django Reinhardt
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Rex Stewart And His Feetwarmers, Eddie South, Bill Coleman, Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Essential am 25.05.2016
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Jazz Classic Recordings (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 15.05.2020
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Bill Coleman - Don Byas Combo
Bebop - Erschienen bei TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ am 16.03.2011
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Lino Patruno meets Bill Coleman
Pop - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 21.12.2022
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Bill Coleman In Paris
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 29.01.1900
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I Feel Like Buddy Holly
Pop - Erschienen bei Cold Comfort Productions am 16.05.2021
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Colors of Music (Dusty & Groovy - Adventures Of A Record Collection)
Pop - Erschienen bei Dusty & Groovy am 20.11.2016
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After You've Gone
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei Rooster Records am 18.06.2014
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They all played: W.C. Handy's St. Louis Blues (Recordings of 1946 - 1949)
Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Coleman
Jazz - Erschienen bei American Songbook Classics am 31.10.2023
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From Boogie To Funk
Jazz - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Decca Records France am 01.01.1960
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You Can't Buy Back Your Life
Rock - Erschienen bei BCMR am 15.10.2010
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