Gloria Coleman (died February 18, 2010) was an American musician. Coleman played bass, piano then organ. As a jazz organist she released two albums. The first, ''

Soul Sisters ''Soul Sisters'' is an album by American jazz organist Gloria Coleman featuring Pola Roberts recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.

'' by the Gloria Coleman Quartet, was for the

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label. It featured drummer Pola Roberts,

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and

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. It was produced by

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. The second album featured Ray Copeland, Dick Griffith, James Anderson, Earl Dunbar and Charlie Davis. Coleman wrote many songs for

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and

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, among others. Coleman married saxophonist

George Coleman George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Early life Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...

. The couple had two children and divorced. She died on February 18, 2010.

Discography

As leader

*''

Soul Sisters ''Soul Sisters'' is an album by American jazz organist Gloria Coleman featuring Pola Roberts recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.

'' (

Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1963) with Pola Roberts *''Sings And Swings Organ'' (

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, 1965) *''Sweet Missy'' (Doodlin', 2007)

As sidewoman

With

*'' Soul Talk'' (Vortex, 1963 el. 1970 With

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from Rhythm and blues, R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was ...

*''

Groove Master ''Groove Master'' is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford recorded in 1990 and released on the Milestone label.

'' (

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, 1990) With Nat Simpkins *''Cookin' with Some Barbecue'' (

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, 1994)

References

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