Denardo Ornette Coleman (born April 19, 1956) is an American

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drummer. He is the son of

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and Jayne Cortez.

Biography

Born to Jayne Cortez and

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, Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians, Jazz.com Denardo Coleman began playing drums when he was six years old. At the age of 10, he joined his father's band, making his first appearance on record on the 1966 Ornette Coleman album '' The Empty Foxhole'', with

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on bass. Haden said of Denardo's playing on that recording: "He's going to startle every drummer who hears him." Denardo went on to feature on his father's later releases, including '' Ornette at 12'' (1968) and ''

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'' (1969), and played as a member of Ornette's

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ensemble in the 1970s. He also worked with his mother in the band The Firespitters, and has played with Geri Allen,

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, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma. In the 1980s Coleman started to manage his father's career, which he continued doing for the next 30 years. Coleman has also done extensive work as a producer, including on albums by both of his parents, and on '' In All Languages'' and '' Virgin Beauty'' in the 1980s and ''Hidden Man'' and ''Three Women'' in the '90s. In 2017, on a new label called Song X Records (referencing the title of one of his father's favorite compositions), he produced ''Celebrate Ornette'', a tribute to his father, in a box set with 24 performances captured on two DVDs, three CDs, and four vinyl LPs.

Discography

As sideman

With

* '' The Empty Foxhole'' (Blue Note, 1966) * '' Ornette at 12'' (Impulse!, 1968) * ''

'' (Impulse!, 1969; Real Gone Music, 2017)Richard Brody
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'', December 15, 2017. * '' Of Human Feelings'' (Antilles, 1979) * '' Song X'' (Geffen, 1985) with

* '' Prime Design/Time Design'' (Caravan of Dreams, 1985) * '' In All Languages'' (Caravan of Dreams, 1987) * '' Virgin Beauty'' (Portrait, 1988) * '' Jazzbühne Berlin '88'' (Repertoire, 1988 990 * '' Tone Dialing'' (Harmelodic/Verve, 1995) * '' Sound Museum: Hidden Man'' (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996) * '' Sound Museum: Three Women'' (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996) * '' Sound Grammar'' (Sound Grammar, 2006) With Jayne Cortez & the Firespitters * ''Taking the Blues Back Home'' (Virgin, 1996) * ''Borders of Disorderly Time'', with

Bobby Bradford Bobby Lee Bradford (born July 19, 1934) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, and composer. In addition to his solo work, Bradford is noted for his work with John Carter, Vinny Golia and Ornette Coleman. In October 2009, Brad ...

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, Charnett Moffett, Bern Nix, T. K. Blue, Alex Harding (Bola Press, 2003) With

*'' Tales of Captain Black'' (Artists House, 1978) With Charnett Moffett *''Treasure'' (King Japan, 2010)

References

External links

* Denardo Colemanat

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