Customer Reviews

1951-1952

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Yes, Bill Coleman was a brilliant swing trumpeter;
in the league with Roy Eldridge, Harry Edison, Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams and the rest of them, a bit neglected in the USA because he spent most of his time in France and travelling around the world. He played with the best American and other musicians (in the US and elswhere), including Ben Webster, Billie Holiday, Lester Young and Django Reinhardt;
check out for instance Django and His American Friends, Vol. 1 & 2 .
But, this late live outing with French musicians finds him a bit weak on his horn and, even more so, in his voice, the solos are mostly a bit pedestrian and, to add the insult to injury, the last number doesn't even finish normally, it fades out as if it were a pop number.

Not the best place to start to know your Bill Coleman.