Trumpeters · 1926–1997

Johnny Coles

American trumpeter (1926–1997)

Born
3 July 1926
Trenton
Died
21 December 1997
Philadelphia
Country
United States
Record labels
Blue Note
Discography
1 album

Biography

Johnny Coles was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Johnny Coles was born on 3 July 1926 in Trenton and died on 21 December 1997 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note.

John Coles (July 3, 1926 – December 21, 1997) was an American jazz trumpeter.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Also plays on

Albums where Johnny Coles is credited as a sideman

1956 Flute 'N the Blues — James Moody trumpet
1958 Porgy and Bess — Miles Davis trumpet
1958 Gil Evans Orchestra — Gil Evans Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley trumpet
1959 Great Jazz Standards — Gil Evans trumpet
1959 James Moody — James Moody trumpet
1960 Sketches of Spain — Miles Davis trumpet
1962 East and West of Jazz — Duke Jordan and Sadik Hakim trumpet
1963 Am I Blue — Grant Green trumpet
1964 The Individualism of Gil Evans — Gil Evans trumpet
1964 Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus trumpet
1965 Guitar Forms — Kenny Burrell trumpet
1966 A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness — Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley trumpet
1966 Look to the Rainbow — Astrud Gilberto trumpet
1966 Prairie Dog — Duke Pearson trumpet
1967 Booker 'n' Brass — Booker Ervin trumpet
1969 Fat Albert Rotunda — Herbie Hancock flugelhorn, trumpet
1969 The Prisoner — Herbie Hancock flugelhorn
1969 The Blues and Other Colors — James Moody brass
1972 Jazz Number II — Ray Charles trumpet
1972 The Great Concert of Charles Mingus — Charles Mingus trumpet
1982 It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing — Duke Ellington & Teresa Brewer trumpet
1984 The Great Day — James Moody trumpet
1985 Vocalese — The Manhattan Transfer trumpet
1988 1964-04-10: "Concertgebouw", Amsterdam, Netherlands — Charles Mingus trumpet
1989 Where Flamingos Fly — Gil Evans trumpet
1989 Live in Oslo 1964 — Charles Mingus featuring Eric Dolphy trumpet
1992 Bud and Bird — Gil Evans flugelhorn
1993 Farewell — Gil Evans horn
1996 Some Aspects of Water — Geri Allen flugelhorn, trumpet
1998 Gershwin Jazz — George Gershwin trumpet

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Johnny Coles play?

Johnny Coles is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Johnny Coles born?

Johnny Coles was born 3 July 1926 in Trenton.

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