Ira Coleman
Appearance
Ira Coleman | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | iracoleman |
Ira Coleman (born April 29, 1956) is a Swedish-American jazz bassist.[1]
Educated at the Berklee College of Music, he appears on four albums by Paris-based pianist Laurent de Wilde[2] and has worked with artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Milt Jackson, Ulf Wakenius, John Esposito, Joanne Brackeen, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Tony Williams, Ayọ and Antonio Farao.
Discography
[edit]- 1985 Mulgrew Miller, Keys to the City (Landmark)
- 1990 Carl Allen And Manhattan Projects, Dreamboat (Timeless) – rec. 1989
- 1991 Vincent Herring, Evidence (Landmark)
- 1991 Vincent Herring, Dawnbird (Landmark)
- 1992 Franco Ambrosetti, Live at the Blue Note (Enja) – live
- 1993 Vincent Herring, Secret Love (MusicMasters)
- 1993 Tony Williams, Tokyo Live (Blue Note)[2CD] – live rec. 1992
- 1993 Carl Allen and Manhattan Projects, Piccadilly Square (Timeless)
- 1994 Vincent Herring, Folklore: Live at the Village Vanguard (MusicMasters) – live rec. 1993
- 1994 Barney Wilen, Le Ça : New York Romance (Venus)
- 1994 Jonny King, In from the Cold (Criss Cross Jazz)
- 1994 Joanne Brackeen, Power Talk (Turnipseed)
- 1995 Monty Alexander, Steamin' (Concord) – rec. 1994
- 1996 Ernest Ranglin, Below the Bassline (Island Jamaica Jazz)
- 1996 Tony Williams, Young at Heart (Sony)
- 1997 Georges Arvanitas, Rencontre (Sony)
- 1998 Herbie Hancock, Gershwin's World (Verve)
- 1998 Antonio Faraò, Jeff Tain Watts, Black Inside (Enja)
- 1998 Joe Chambers, Mirrors (Blue Note)
- 2000 Mamadou Diabate, Tunga (Alula)
- 2002 Dee Dee Bridgewater, This Is New (Verve)
- 2002 Grady Tate, Sings All Love (Eighty-Eight's)
- 2002 Philip Bailey, Soul on Jazz (Heads Up International)
- 2003 Pharoah Sanders, The Creator Has a Master Plan (Venus)
- 2005 Dee Dee Bridgewater, J'ai deux amours (DDB)
- 2010 Sting, Symphonicities (Deutsche Grammophon)
- 2010 Sting and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Live in Berlin (Deutsche Grammophon)[DVD-Video & CD] – live
- 2013 Antonio Faraò, Evan (P-Vine)
- 2016 Joe Chambers, Landscapes (Savant) – rec. 2015
- 2023 Joe Chambers, Dance Kobina (Blue Note) – rec. 2022
References
[edit]- ↑ Walker, Klive. Dubwise: reasoning from the reggae underground, Insomniac Press, 2005. ISBN 1-894663-96-9, ISBN 978-1-894663-96-0 at Google Books
- ↑ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby and Priestley, Brian. Rough Guide to Jazz, Rough Guides, 2004. ISBN 1-84353-256-5, ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9 at Google Books