Denardo Coleman

Denardo Ornette Coleman (b. April 19, 1956) is an American jazz drummer. He is the son of Ornette Coleman and Jayne Cortez.

Denardo Coleman began playing drums at age six; his first appearance on record was on his father's 1966 album The Empty Foxhole; Ornette later featured Denardo on many of his releases, and he played as a member of Ornette's Prime Time ensemble in the 1970s. He also worked with his mother in the band The Firespitters, and has played with Geri Allen, Pat Metheny, James Blood Ulmer, and Jamaaladeen Tacuma.

Coleman has also done extensive work as a producer, including on albums by both of his parents.

Discography

As sideman

With Ornette Coleman

• The Empty Foxhole (Blue Note, 1967)
• Ornette at 12 (Impulse!, 1968)
• Crisis (Impulse!, 1969)
• Of Human Feelings (Antilles, 1979)
• Song X (Geffen, 1985) with Pat Metheny
• In All Languages (Caravan of Dreams, 1987)
• Tone Dialing (Harmelodic/Verve, 1995)
• Sound Museum: Hidden Man (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996)
• Sound Museum: Three Women (Harmolodic/Verve, 1996)
• Sound Grammar (Sound Grammar, 2006)

With J. Cortez & the Firespitters

• Taking the Blues Back Home (Virgin, 1996)
• Borders of Disorderly Time with Bobby Bradford, Frank Lowe, Al MacDowell, James Blood Ulmer, Charnett Moffett, Bern Nix (Bola Press, 2003)

With James Blood Ulmer

• Tales of Captain Black (Artists House, 1975)

References

• Denardo Coleman at Allmusic
• Denardo Coleman at Jazz.com