Hardbopjazz Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 One of the greats of all time on the tenor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Happy Birthday, Mr. Coleman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Happy b-day, Mr. Coleman! (embarrassingly I was not aware that he is still with us!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 An excellent tenor. It was said that there was pressure to get him out of Miles's group and get Wayne Shorter in, but he played magnificently on the "My Funny Valentine" and "Four And More" albums (both from a live engagement), and Herbie Hancock picked him for the "Maiden Voyage" date, when, presumably, he could have had Wayne; George plays wonderfully on that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) wonderful musician. Sure as most of you I first heard him on the Miles album "Antibes 1963" and was lucky to see him live early in 1979 with his then working unit with Hilton Ruiz, Ray Drummond and Billy Higgins. This was shortly after he had recorded his fantastic album "Amsterdam at Dark". A remarkable later recording of him is "4 Generations of Miles" with Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb I think from 2002. Edited March 11, 2019 by Gheorghe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Happy birthday George. I have seen him play many times and loved it. I wish his semi-retirement included a short trip to Boston every now & then but alas, he limits himself to the Smoke Jazz Club these days. I really should head down there the next time he books a gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundsound Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 He is on a Joey D concert CD. He played fantastic. I also caught him a few years ago with Eric Alexander's group (Harold Mabern etc) and it was very exciting to see him up close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 LOVE me some George! His stint with Miles is some of the most sneaky great tenor I’ve ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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