American jazz musician
Todd Coolman (born July 14, 1954) is a jazz bassist and a retired tenured Professor of Music at the Jazz Studies Program in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College in Westchester County, New York .[ 1] Skidmore Jazz Institute.[ 2]
Coolman playing the bass behind James Moody Coolman grew up in Gary, Indiana .[ 3] New York City . He has since then performed with Horace Silver , Gerry Mulligan , Art Farmer , Lionel Hampton , Benny Goodman , Slide Hampton , Stan Getz , Tommy Flanagan , and countless others. He is probably best known for his 26-year association with the James Moody Quartet. Coolman has recorded with numerous jazz musicians in many contexts and has also released four recordings under his own leadership: Tomorrows (1990), Lexicon (1995), Perfect Strangers (2008) and Collectables (2016). In 1999, Coolman won the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes for Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 . In 2011 an album on which he played, James Moody's Moody 4B Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group .
He has written two method books related to jazz bass playing: The Bass Tradition and The Bottom Line .
In 1997, Coolman received a Ph.D. in Music and the Performing Arts from New York University .[ 1]
He lives in Denville, New Jersey .[ 3] [ 1]
Discography
As leader
As sideman
With James Moody Moving Forward (1988)Sweet and Lovely (1989)Young at Heart (1996)Moody Plays Mancini (1997)Homage (2004)Our Delight (2008)Moody 4A (2009)Moody 4B (2010)With Michael Dease [ 4] With Hal Galper Trio Invitation to a Concert (1990)Live at Port Townsend '91 (1991)With David "Fathead" Newman With Rob Schneiderman With Gerald Wilson With others
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