Vinnie Colaiuta

American drummer

Born: 5 February 1956
Brownsville
Country: United States
Active: 1978–
Record labels: Stretch Records
Discography: 5 albums

Biography

Vinnie Colaiuta is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Vinnie Colaiuta was born on 5 February 1956 in Brownsville. The music is usually filed under jazz and pop music. Record labels: Stretch Records. The discography here lists 5 albums, from “Vinnie Colaiuta” (1994) to “Hard Candy” (2021).

Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014. Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice. Since the late 1970s, he has recorded and toured with Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Sting, among many other appearances in the studio and in concert.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Vinnie Colaiuta 1994 · Stretch Records

Ulisse 1995

Jing Chi 2001 Descent into Madness 2021 Hard Candy 2021

Also plays on

Albums where Vinnie Colaiuta is credited as a sideman

1979	Joe’s Garage: Act I — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1979	Joe’s Garage: Acts II & III — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1981	Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar Some More — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1981	Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1981	Return of the Son of Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1981	Nightwalker — Gino Vannelli	drums (drum set)
1982	Wild Things Run Fast — Joni Mitchell	drums (drum set)
1983	The Man From Utopia — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1983	Sergio Mendes — Sérgio Mendes	drums (drum set)
1984	Emotion — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
1987	Collaboration — George Benson & Earl Klugh	drums (drum set)
1987	Birds Of Passage — Sadao Watanabe	membranophone
1988	Guitar — Frank Zappa	drums (drum set)
1988	Close‐Up — David Sanborn	drums (drum set)
1988	John Patitucci — John Patitucci	drums (drum set)
1988	Bird of Paradise — Djavan	membranophone
1988	Flashpoint — Tom Scott	membranophone, tom-tom
1989	Arara — Sérgio Mendes	membranophone
1989	Secrets — Allan Holdsworth	membranophone
1989	On the Corner — John Patitucci	drums (drum set)
1990	Love at Large — Mark Isham	drums (drum set)
1990	Awa Yiô — Ivan Lins	membranophone
1990	Sketchbook — John Patitucci	drums (drum set)
1990	No Borders — Keiko Matsui	membranophone
1990	Thunder From Down Under — Frank Gambale	drums (drum set)
1991	Night Ride Home — Joni Mitchell	snare drum, membranophone
1991	This Is Now — Eddie Daniels	drums (drum set)
1992	Wardenclyffe Tower — Allan Holdsworth	membranophone
1994	Heart to Heart — Diane Schuur & B.B. King	drums (drum set)
1995	The Promise — John McLaughlin	drums (drum set)