John Coates Jr. Catalog

1955 (age 17)

Johnny Coates Jr. At The Piano With Rhythm - Portrait   Savoy MG 12082   1956

Johnny Coates Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 17, 1955

69089Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
69090Skylark
69092Coates Oats

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 23, 1956

SJC69186Let's Get Lost
SJC69187Love Is The Sweetest Thing
SJC69188Little Girl Blue
SJC69189Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead
SJC69190If I Love Again

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 21, 1956

69207Sha-Ga-Da-Ga-Da
Lucky Day
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You

1974 (age 36)

The Jazz Piano Of John Coates Jr.   OmniSound N-1004   1974

John Coates Jr., piano; DeWitt Kay, bass; Glen Davis, drums.

Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA, February 3, 1974

Love Is Enough
Tune No. 4
A Minor Waltz
Deep String
Yesterday
Little Rock Getaway

1977

John Coates Jr. - Alone And Live At The Deer Head   OmniSound N-1015   1977

John Coates Jr., piano.

Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, June 24, and July 1, 1977;
East Stroudsburg State College, East Stroudsburg, PA, June 30, 1977

Prologue (No. 39)
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Never Have Known An Esther
Sketch
Mixed Feelings
Homage
Something Kinda Silly
The End Of The Beginning
The Prince

1978 (age 40)

John Coates Jr. - After The Before   OmniSound N-1021   1978

John Coates Jr., piano.

Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, March 24, 1978;
East Stroudsburg State College, East Stroudsburg, PA, March 5, 1978

Game Dance
My Song
Going To School On A Mule
In Search Of.../After The Before
My Melancholy Baby
Goodbye
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair

John Coates Jr. - In The Open Space   OmniSound N-1022   1979

same personnel.

Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, December 16, 23 and 30, 1978

Prance
Expression Of Hope
Love For Sale
Interlude (No Number)
Don't Know
Down Home Rag

same session.

Themette
Song Sung Blue
Goodbye, Old Friend
In The Open Space
Right As Rain
Impressions

John Coates Jr. - Rainbow Road   OmniSound N-1024   1979

same personnel.

Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, December 16, 23 and 30, 1978;
Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, March 3, 1979

...But Not Yet
Friday Morning Desperation
The Church Of My Youth
Virus No. 10 (Type AC)
Send In The Crown
#Sandu
"Take-Off" Rag
Sing A Rainbow

1979

John Coates Jr. - Tokyo Concert   OmniSound N-1032   1980

John Coates Jr., piano.

Seibu Theater, Tokyo, Japan, November 28, 1979

Willow Weep For Me
Supplication
Encouragement
Doxy
Nameless
Defune

1980

John Coates Jr. - Pocono Friends   OmniSound Jazz N-1038   1981

John Coates Jr., piano.

live without an audience at the Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, December 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1980

To Be Named Later

John Coates Jr., piano; Harry Leahey, guitar.

Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West

Phil Woods, alto sax; John Coates Jr., piano; Steve Gilmore, bass.

Singing With You

Urbie Green, trombone; John Coates Jr., piano.

The More I See You

John Coates Jr., piano.

Requirement

same session.

A Strain

George Young, piccolo; John Coates Jr., piano; Steve Gilmore, bass.

For A Friend

John Coates Jr., piano; Steve Gilmore, bass.

More Than You Know

John Coates Jr., piano.

Now And Then

same session.

Sing Song

Urbie Green, trombone; John Coates Jr., piano.

Oh, Lady Be Good

Phil Woods, clarinet, alto sax; John Coates Jr., piano.

Some Changes

John Coates Jr., piano; Harry Leahey, guitar; Steve Gilmore, bass.

How Can We Be Wrong (Version I)

John Coates Jr., piano.

Resolution

same session.

From Somewhere To Somewhere

George Young, sopranino sax; John Coates Jr., piano.

The Very Thought Of You

Phil Woods, alto sax; John Coates Jr., piano; Steve Gilmore, bass.

How Can We Be Wrong (Version II)

John Coates Jr., piano.

Prayer Of Thanks

John Coates Jr. - Pocono Friends Encore   OmniSound Jazz N-1045   1982

same session.

live without an audience at the Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, December 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1980

Tune No. 10

Phil Woods, alto sax; John Coates Jr., piano.

Why Shouldn't I?

Urbie Green, trombone; John Coates Jr., piano.

Pete Kelly's Blues

John Coates Jr., piano; Harry Leahey, guitar; Steve Gilmore, bass.

Brazilian Stew (No. 13)

John Coates Jr., piano.

Notion

John Coates Jr., piano; Harry Leahey, guitar.

Like Someone In Love

John Coates Jr., piano; Steve Gilmore, bass.

Hymn To Her

George Young, soprano sax; John Coates Jr., piano; Steve Gilmore, bass.

Our Love Is Here To Stay

John Coates Jr., piano.

Why?

1993 (age 55)

John Coates Jr. - Piano...Forte!!   Pacific St Records PSR 0021   2013?

John Coates Jr., piano.

Red Rock Studio, Sciota, PA, November 14, 1993

It's You Again
Nature Boy
Serenade To A Cake
Airegin
Domandi
Epilog #99
Look For The Silver Lining
That's All

1995

John Coates Jr - The Trio Session   Pacific St Records PSR 0013   2013?

John Coates Jr., piano; Paul Langosch, bass; Mike Smith, drums.

Warm Valley Studios, Washington, DC, 1995

Freddie Freeloader
Priorities
Tangerine
For Someone
Laura
The Only One
After You've Gone
Tune No. 11

1999 (age 61)

Coates, Doney - Duets   Pacific St Records PSR 0012   2000

John Coates, Eric Doney, piano.

East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA, November 18, 1999

Lauren
And Why Not?
Epilog #99
Allen's Town
It's You Again
Utilitarian Samba
Arm Cluster Stomp

2007

Nancy Reed & John Coates Jr. - Live At The Deer Head Inn   Deer Head Records 001   2014

John Coates Jr., piano; Nancy Reed, vocal.

Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, November-December, 2007

How Little We Know
East Of The Sun
For All We Know
If I Had You
All Blues
Dreamsville
Straight, No Chaser
My Ship
Moonglow