George Coleman - Blues Inside Out, live 1996- cd Ronnie Scott Jazz House 1997

From http://jazzwrap.blogspot.com/2010/10/george-coleman.html

Blues Inside Out (Ronnie Scott Jazz House Records; 1997) was a return performance to the world famous jazz club in 1995. This time he with a set of now famous British performers including Peter King (sax), Julian Joseph (piano) as well as Mark Taylor (drums) and Dave Green (bass). King's voice and Joseph mastery add a little more bite and to the is session. It's a long evening. All six tracks are over 10 minutes each. The quartet sizzles with pieces from Miles Davis (Tune Up) and Sonny Rollins (Oleo) as well Coleman's own Blues Inside Out and Venus Fly Trap (Waltz). Venus Fly Trap is delivers a lovely melody and some flawless musicianship from the big tenor man. Blues Inside Out while set in a blues mode is a real firecracker of a tune that should convince anyone of the greatness George Coleman possess.

The unfortunate part of the story is that both Playing Changes and Blues Inside Out are very hard to find. I have seen them as twofer on Amazon. They are also available for download. Either way there definitely worth a purchase.

Sometimes jazz fans (myself included) forget that sometimes people don't necessarily need to be turned on to the major artists like Coltrane, Mingus, Ellington, Brubeck, etc to enjoy jazz. Sometimes its the lesser known ones that can really have a greater impact on people. If you have a chance and really want to be turned on to some great heat, George Coleman is great place to start.
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George Coleman (tenor sax)
Peter King (tenor sax)
Julian Joseph (piano)
Mark Taylor (drums)
Dave Green (bass)

1 Tune-Up Davis 15:17
2 Venus Fly Trap Coleman 14:17
3 Nancy (With the Laughing Face) Silvers, VanHeusen 12:13
4 Blues Inside Out Coleman, Wilkins 14:52
5 Never Let Me Go Evans, Livingston 10:04
6 Oleo Rollins 12:04


1997 CD Jazz House Music 46