Mitchell Coleman Jr.

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Mitchell Coleman Jr. is a bassist and session musician with jazz fusion and R&B.

Early life and career[edit]

Coleman was born in Meridian, Mississippi and spent his early years in Cuba, Alabama. In 1990 he started his music career after high school by joining United States Air Force Band. He studied privately with bassists Rick Montalbano and George Sessum and toured with the Tops in Blue band.[1]

Coleman released his debut solo album, Soul Searching in 2014 which was ranked at #13 on Billboard in 2015.[2]

In 2016 he released his debut CD, Perception.[3]

In August 2017 his album ''Gravity was'' released independently on Mitchell’s own Soul Revelations Records label.[4]

Discography[edit]

Albums[5][edit]

  • Soul Searching
  • Perception[6]
  • Gravity[7]

Singles[edit]

  • Passport ( #39 on the Mediabase Smooth A/C Chart, #41 on the Radio Wave Internet Airplay Chart, 2015)[8]
  • Flow ( #25 on the tastemaker SmoothJazz Radar chart, 2015)[1]
  • Secrets
  • Enchanted Summer
  • I Can’t Help It[9]
  • Euphoria (#37 on Radio Wave)[10]
  • Twilight
  • Transcendence[1]

See also[edit]

List of session musicians

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mitchell Coleman, Jr. | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  2. ^ "Mitchell Coleman Jr. Soul Searching Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ^ Johnson, B. A. (2016-08-01). "Review – Mitchell Coleman Jr., Perception". Bass Musician Magazine, The Face of Bass. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ Johnson, B. A. (2015-04-01). "CD Review: Mitchell Coleman Jr. – Soul Searching". Bass Musician Magazine, The Face of Bass. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "Gravity (2018)". SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Coleman Jr. - Perception". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  7. ^ "Music Review : Twilight by Mitchell Coleman Jr. is bringing serious heat with his funky thumping track!". Pump it Up Magazine. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  8. ^ BWW News Desk. "MITCHELL COLEMAN JR. Scores Big on Major Radio Charts". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  9. ^ "Mitchell Coleman Jr on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  10. ^ "RADIOWAVE SMOOTH JAZZ TOP 40 - The Most Popular Radio, Streaming, On-0emand, And Downloads". www.radiowavemonitor.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.