Denardo Ornette Coleman (born April 19, 1956) is an American jazz drummer. He is the son of

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...

and Jayne Cortez.

Biography

Born to Jayne Cortez and

in Los Angeles, California, in 1956,"Coleman, Denardo (Ornette)"
, Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians, Jazz.com Denardo Coleman began playing drums at the age of six. 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 ''The Empty Foxhole'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Blue Note label in 1966.

'', with Charlie Haden on bass. Haden said of Denardo's playing on that recording: "He’s going to startle every drummer who hears him." Denardo also featured on his father's later releases, including ''

Ornette at 12 ''Ornette at 12'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Impulse! label in 1969.

'' (1968) and '' Crisis'' (1969), and played as a member of Ornette's

Prime Time Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

ensemble in the 1970s. He also worked with his mother in the band The Firespitters, and has played with Geri Allen, Pat Metheny, James Blood Ulmer, 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 ''In All Languages'' is a 1987 double album by Ornette Coleman. Coleman and the other members of his 1950s quartet, trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Billy Higgins, performed on one of the two records, while his electr ...

'' and ''

Virgin Beauty ''Virgin Beauty'' is an album by Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time ensemble. It was released by Portrait Records in 1988. Three of the album's tracks feature guitarist Jerry Garcia, whose involvement with the recording can be traced back to Se ...

'' 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 The Title are a British four-piece indie band based in Stoke-on-Trent, England, and signed with Sons Ltd.Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...

* ''

The Empty Foxhole ''The Empty Foxhole'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Blue Note label in 1966.

'' (Blue Note, 1966) * ''

Ornette at 12 ''Ornette at 12'' is an album by the American jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman released on the Impulse! label in 1969.

'' (Impulse!, 1968) * '' Crisis'' (Impulse!, 1969; Real Gone Music, 2017)Richard Brody
"The Best Jazz Reissues and Rediscoveries of 2017"
'' The New Yorker'', December 15, 2017. * ''

Of Human Feelings ''Of Human Feelings'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Ornette Coleman. It was recorded on April 25, 1979, at CBS Studios in New York City with his band Prime Time, which featured guitarists Charlie Ellerbee ...

'' (Antilles, 1979) * ''

Song X ''Song X'' is a collaborative studio album by American jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and saxophonist Ornette Coleman. It is a free jazz record that was produced in a three-day recording session in 1985. The album was released in June 1986 by Geffen ...

'' (Geffen, 1985) with Pat Metheny * ''

Prime Design/Time Design ''Prime Design/Time Design'' is a live album written by the American jazz composer Ornette Coleman and recorded by a string quartet, with Ornette's son Denardo Coleman on drums, at the Caravan of Dreams in 1985 and released on the Caravan of Drea ...

'' (Caravan of Dreams, 1985) * ''

'' (Caravan of Dreams, 1987) * ''

'' (Portrait, 1988) * '' Tone Dialing'' (Harmelodic/Verve, 1995) * '' Sound Museum: Hidden Man'' (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996) * '' Sound Museum: Three Women'' (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996) * ''

Sound Grammar ''Sound Grammar'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, recorded live in Ludwigshafen, Germany, on 14 October 2005. The album was produced by Coleman and Michaela Deiss, and released on Coleman's new Sound Grammar labe ...

'' (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, Bradfo ...

, Frank Lowe, , James Blood Ulmer, Charnett Moffett,

Bern Nix Bern Nix (September 21, 1947 – May 31, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. He recorded and performed with Ornette Coleman from 1975 to 1987, notably with guitarist Charlie Ellerbee in Coleman's Prime Time group on their key recordings, inc ...

T. K. Blue T. K. Blue (also known as Talib Kibwe, born Eugene Rhynie, February 7, 1953)TK Blue Artist Profile
Motéma Mu ...

, Alex Harding (Bola Press, 2003) With James Blood Ulmer *''

Tales of Captain Black ''Tales of Captain Black'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer (credited simply as "James Blood" on the cover) featuring Ornette Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and Denardo Coleman recorded in 1978 and originally released on the Artis ...

'' (Artists House, 1978) With Pat Metheny *''Song X'' (Nonesuch, 1985) With Charnett Moffett *''Treasure'' (King Japan, 2010)

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