Description
TitleBill Coleman autobiographical manuscript
IntervieweeColeman, Bill
Date Created1970
GenreAutobiographies
GenreManuscripts
Note(s)William Johnson Coleman (1904-1981) was an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. He began studying trumpet around 1916. In 1927 he moved to New York and joined a number of bands including those of Cecil and Lloyd Scott, Luis Russell (1929, 1931-32), and Charlie Johnson (1930). He joined Teddy Hill’s band (1934-5) then went to Paris and worked with Freddy “Snake Hips” Taylor and Willie Lewis. During his time overseas he performed in Bombay (with Leon Abbey’s band) and Egypt with the Harlem Rhythm Makers. His return to the U.S. found him performing throughout the 1940s with Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, Andy Kirk and others. Coleman moved to Paris in 1948 and thereafter performed and recorded as a leader throughout Europe.
Note(s)This record does not contain any audio files.
Note(s)This is a manuscript draft of Coleman's autobiography. His autobiography, "Trumpet Story," was first published in French by Cana editions (Paris) in 1981. The English version of the autobiography was published in 1990 by Macmillan Press.
CollectionJazz Oral History Project
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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