George Coleman Net Worth is
$1.9 Million

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George S. Coleman was created in Memphis, TN. Coleman trained himself to try out the alto saxophone in his teenagers, influenced (like many jazz music artists of his era) by Charlie Parker. Among his schoolmates had been Harold Mabern, Booker Small, Frank Strozier, Hank Crawford and Charles Lloyd.[1] After dealing with Ray Charles, Coleman started dealing with B.B. Ruler in 1953,[2] of which stage he turned to tenor saxophone.[3] In 1956 Coleman moved to Chicago, along with Booker Small, where he caused Gene Ammons and Johnny Griffin before becoming a member of Max Roach Quintet 1958-1959. Coleman documented with organist Jimmy Smith’s Houseparty (1957), with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Eddie McFadden, Kenny Burrell, and Donald Bailey. Shifting to NY with Maximum Roach for the reason that 12 months, he continued to try out with Slip Hampton (1959-1962), Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, and Crazy Expenses Davis (1962), before becoming a member of Kilometers Davis Quintet in 1963-1964.[4] His most well-known albums with Davis (as well as the rhythm portion of Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass) and Tony Williams (drums)) are Seven Actions to Heaven (1963), A Rare CITY Appearance (1963), Côte Blues (1963), In European countries (1963), My Funny Valentine (1964) and Four and More, both live recordings of the concert in Lincoln Middle for the Executing Arts in NY in Feb 1964. Soon after this concert, Coleman was changed by Wayne Shorter. The next year, he performed on Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage (1964), with Ron Carter and Tony Williams, generally regarded as among the pianist’s finest albums. He used Lionel Hampton (1965-1966), also in 1965 and performed on Chet Baker’s The Prestige Classes, with Kirk Lightsey, Herman Wright and Roy Brooks. [5] Charles Mingus (1977-1978), Shirley Scott (1972), Clark Terry, Horace Metallic, Elvin Jones (1968), Ahmad Jamal (1994, 2000) and many more. Coleman also appeared in the film “Freejack”, the 1992 science-fiction film with Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger and Anthony Hopkins; and 1996’s “Preacher’s Wife” with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston.[6] Coleman continues to be recording. His Compact disc as co-leader, Four Decades of Kilometers: A Live Tribute to Kilometers, with bassist Ron Carter, drummer Jimmy Cobb and guitarist Mike Stern premiered on Chesky Information in Oct 2002 and concentrates nearly exclusively around the 1950s repertoire of Kilometers Davis. Tracks consist of: “THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO Greater Like,” “All Blues,” “On Green Dolphin Road,” “Blue in Green,” “81,” “Freddie Freeloader,” “My Funny Valentine,” “EASILY Had been a Bell,” and “Oleo.” He lately was noticed on Joey DeFrancesco’s 2006 launch Organic Vibes, along with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, Billboard’s Best Jazz Recording, peaked to #17.[7] Was married to Gloris Bell Coleman, herself an accomplished and well respected musician. Later on married Carol Hollister. Offers two kids George Coleman, Jr and Gloria Coleman.

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Full Name	Kirk Lightsey
Date Of Birth	June 13, 1937
Profession	Jazz Pianist