Todd Coolman

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] He is also the former Artistic Director of the Skidmore Jazz Institute.[2]

Since moving to New York in 1978, he has 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 and in 2011 he performed on the IPO release entitled, "4B" with the James Moody Quartet that won the Grammy Award that year 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 and is originally from Gary, Indiana.[3][1]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With James Moody

1988 Moving Forward

1989 Sweet and Lovely

1996 Young at Heart

1997 Moody Plays Mancini

2004 Homage

2008 Our Delight

2009 Moody 4A

2010 Moody 4B

With Michael Dease[4]

2018 Bonafide

With Hal Galper Trio

1990 Invitation to a Concert

1991 Live at Port Townsend '91

With David "Fathead" Newman

Blue Head (Candid, 1990) with Clifford Jordan

With Rob Schneiderman

1991 Radio Waves

2008 Glass Enclosure

With Gerald Wilson

2007 Monterey Moods

2009 Detroit

With others

1982 Made in Japan, Lionel Hampton

1984 Advance, Bobby Watson

1987 Chicago Fire, Terry Gibbs

1988 After Hours, John Campbell

1988 Holiday for Swing, Buddy DeFranco/Terry Gibbs

1993 Live in Paris '92, Ahmad Jamal

1997 Sincerely, George & Ira Gershwin

1999 Gone with the Wind, Buddy DeFranco[5]

References
  1. Staudter, Thomas (5 February 2006). "The Professor Who Teaches By Doing". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. Jewell, Marcella (2 July 2012). "Five Questions for Todd Coolman". saratogian.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. Stewart, Zan (5 March 2009). "Bassist Todd Coolman bases his life on sharing his music". nj.com. New Jersey. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. "Posi-Tone Records - Michael Dease - Bonafide". www.posi-tone.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  5. "Todd Coolman | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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