John Coates Jr. Discography
1955 (age 17)
Johnny Coates Jr. Trio
Johnny Coates Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 17, 1955
| 69089 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | Savoy MG 12082 |
| 69090 | Skylark | - |
| 69091 | Stompin' At The Savoy | unissued |
| 69092 | Coates Oats | Savoy MG 12082 |
* Savoy MG 12082 Johnny Coates Jr. At The Piano With Rhythm - Portrait 1956
1956
Johnny Coates Jr. Trio
Johnny Coates Jr., piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 23, 1956
| SJC69186 | Let's Get Lost | Savoy MG 12082 |
| SJC69187 | Love Is The Sweetest Thing | - |
| SJC69188 | Little Girl Blue | - |
| SJC69189 | Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead | - |
| SJC69190 | If I Love Again | - |
* Savoy MG 12082 Johnny Coates Jr. At The Piano With Rhythm - Portrait 1956
Johnny Coates Jr. Trio
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 21, 1956
| 69207 | Sha-Ga-Da-Ga-Da | Savoy MG 12082 |
| 69208 | unknown title | unissued |
| 69209 | - | - |
| 69210 | - | - |
| Lucky Day | Savoy MG 12082 | |
| If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You | - |
* Savoy MG 12082 Johnny Coates Jr. At The Piano With Rhythm - Portrait 1956
1974 (age 36)
John Coates Jr. Trio
John Coates Jr., piano; DeWitt Kay, bass; Glen Davis, drums.
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA, February 3, 1974
| Love Is Enough | OmniSound N-1004; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 | |
| Tune No. 4 | OmniSound N-1004 | |
| A Minor Waltz | - | |
| Deep String | - | |
| Yesterday | OmniSound N-1004; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 | |
| Little Rock Getaway | OmniSound N-1004 |
* OmniSound N-1004 The Jazz Piano Of John Coates Jr. 1974
* Pacific St Records PSR 0041 John Coates - The OmniSound Years 2011
1977
John Coates Jr. Solo
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) | OmniSound N-1015; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 | |
| When It's Sleepy Time Down South | - | |
| Never Have Known An Esther | - | |
| Sketch | OmniSound N-1015 | |
| Mixed Feelings | - | |
| Homage | OmniSound N-1015; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 | |
| Something Kinda Silly | OmniSound N-1015 | |
| The End Of The Beginning | - | |
| The Prince | OmniSound N-1015; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 |
* OmniSound N-1015 John Coates Jr. - Alone And Live At The Deer Head 1977
* Pacific St Records PSR 0041 John Coates - The OmniSound Years 2011
1978 (age 40)
John Coates Jr. Solo
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 | OmniSound N-1021 | |
| 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 | - |
* OmniSound N-1021 John Coates Jr. - After The Before 1978
John Coates Jr. Solo
same personnel.
Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, December 16, 23 and 30, 1978
| Prance | OmniSound N-1022 | |
| Expression Of Hope | - | |
| Love For Sale | OmniSound N-1022; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 | |
| Interlude (No Number) | OmniSound N-1022 | |
| Don't Know | - | |
| Down Home Rag | - |
same session.
| Themette | OmniSound N-1022; Pacific St Records PSR 0041 | |
| Song Sung Blue | - | |
| Goodbye, Old Friend | OmniSound N-1022 | |
| In The Open Space | - | |
| Right As Rain | - | |
| Impressions | - |
* OmniSound N-1022 John Coates Jr. - In The Open Space 1979
* Pacific St Records PSR 0041 John Coates - The OmniSound Years 2011
John Coates Jr. Solo
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 | OmniSound N-1024 | |
| Friday Morning Desperation | - | |
| The Church Of My Youth | - | |
| Virus No. 10 (Type AC) | - | |
| Send In The Crown | - | |
| #Sandu | - | |
| "Take-Off" Rag | - | |
| Sing A Rainbow | - |
* OmniSound N-1024 John Coates Jr. - Rainbow Road 1979
1979
John Coates Jr. Solo
John Coates Jr., piano.
Seibu Theater, Tokyo, Japan, November 28, 1979
| Willow Weep For Me | OmniSound N-1032 | |
| Supplication | - | |
| Encouragement | - | |
| Doxy | - | |
| Nameless | - | |
| Defune | - |
* OmniSound N-1032 John Coates Jr. - Tokyo Concert 1980
1980
John Coates Jr.
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 | OmniSound Jazz N-1038 |
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 | - |
same session.
| Tune No. 10 | OmniSound Jazz N-1045 |
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? | - |
* OmniSound Jazz N-1038 John Coates Jr. - Pocono Friends 1981
* OmniSound Jazz N-1045 John Coates Jr. - Pocono Friends Encore 1982
1993 (age 55)
John Coates Jr. Solo
John Coates Jr., piano.
Red Rock Studio, Sciota, PA, November 14, 1993
| It's You Again | Pacific St Records PSR 0021 | |
| Nature Boy | - | |
| Serenade To A Cake | - | |
| Airegin | - | |
| Domandi | - | |
| Epilog #99 | - | |
| Look For The Silver Lining | - | |
| That's All | - |
* Pacific St Records PSR 0021 John Coates Jr. - Piano...Forte!! 2013?
1995
John Coates Jr. Trio
John Coates Jr., piano; Paul Langosch, bass; Mike Smith, drums.
Warm Valley Studios, Washington, DC, 1995
| Freddie Freeloader | Pacific St Records PSR 0013 | |
| Priorities | - | |
| Tangerine | - | |
| For Someone | - | |
| Laura | - | |
| The Only One | - | |
| After You've Gone | - | |
| Tune No. 11 | - |
* Pacific St Records PSR 0013 John Coates Jr - The Trio Session 2013?
1999 (age 61)
John Coates - Eric Doney Duo
John Coates, Eric Doney, piano.
East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA, November 18, 1999
| Lauren | Pacific St Records PSR 0012 | |
| And Why Not? | - | |
| Epilog #99 | - | |
| Allen's Town | - | |
| It's You Again | - | |
| Utilitarian Samba | - | |
| Arm Cluster Stomp | - |
* Pacific St Records PSR 0012 Coates, Doney - Duets 2000
2007
Nancy Reed & John Coates Jr.
John Coates Jr., piano; Nancy Reed, vocal.
Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA, November-December, 2007
| How Little We Know | Deer Head Records 001 | |
| East Of The Sun | - | |
| For All We Know | - | |
| If I Had You | - | |
| All Blues | - | |
| Dreamsville | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| My Ship | - | |
| Moonglow | - |
* Deer Head Records 001 Nancy Reed & John Coates Jr. - Live At The Deer Head Inn 2014