Born New York City on June 14, 1932.
Died of cancer on March 9, 2004.
African American composer, pianist and conductor. Named for the 19th century Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
ALBUMS
Julia Perry, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Experiential Orchestra, James Blachly (2), Curtis Stewart
American Counterpoints
2024, CD, Album, Bright Shiny Things LLC
Lauren McCall, Mélanie Hélène Bonis*, Keyla Orozco, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Jasmine Barnes
Amplify All Classical Portland’s RII Vol. 1
2022, CD, Navona Records
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Paul Freeman (3), Chicago Sinfonietta, New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: A Celebration
2005, CD, Album, Cedille Records
Cervetti*, Stanojevic*, Perkinson*, Moorman*, Ledesma*, Parker*, Schroeder*
New Music For Orchestra (Music From Six Continents: 1998 Series)
1998, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters, 
,
, Contemporary/Modern
Hank Jones, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier, Don Lamond, Montego*, Coleridge Perkinson*
Rhythm Background For Any Musician Or Vocalist
1978, LP, Album, Music Minus One, 
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
The Education Of Sonny Carson (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1974, ,
, Soundtrack/Big Band/Soul/Funk
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Together For Days
1973, LP, Album, Promo, Not On Label
J.S. Bach* ; The Stuttgart Festival Orchestra, Coleridge T. Perkinson*
Music Minus One Violin - Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major / Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major
LP, Album, Music Minus One
Music Minus One Orchestra, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
LP, Album, Music Minus One
J.S. Bach* ; The Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conducted By: Coleridge Perkinson*
Music Minus One Flute - Brandenburg Concerti No. Four In G No. Five In D
Various
A&M Jazz-Funk
1979, 12", Comp, A&M Records, 
,
, Jazz-Funk
Tommie Young
A Woman Called Moses
1978, 7", Single, MCA Records
Tommie Young Sings, Music By Van McCoy
Sings Themes From... "A Woman Called Moses" - Music By Van McCoy
1978
Tommie Young
I Must Go / Plantin' Time
1978
Jimmy Owens
Headin' Home
1978, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Jimmy Owens
Caravan
1976, 7", Promo, Horizon (3), A&M Records
Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
1976
Barbara McNair
More Today Than Yesterday
1969
APPEARANCES +
Augustin Hadelich & Orion Weiss
American Road Trip
2024, 
,
, Modern/Contemporary/Swing/Ragtime
Various
Jazz Dispensary: At The Movies
2023, LP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, Pur, Craft Recordings,
Soul/Soundtrack/Jazz-Funk
Kellen Gray, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
African American Voices II
2023, CD, Album, Linn Records, ,
, Contemporary
Randall Goosby
Roots
2021, ,
, Modern
Various
Spiritual Jazz XII - Impulse! (Esoteric, Modal & Progressive Jazz From The Impulse! Label 1962-75)
2020, 3x Vinyl, ,
, Modal/Free Jazz
DJ Umbi, Vincent Bates
Do It With Style
2019
Rachel Barton Pine, Matthew Hagle
Blues Dialogues: Music By Black Composers
2018, CD, Album, Cedille Records
Nicola Conte
Nicola Conte Presents Blue Note Tribe...Deep, Afrocentric, Modal Jazz From Blue Note Archives
2015, CD, Comp, Blue Note
Laurel Zucker, John Cozza
Lil Lite O'Mine: Flute Music By Composers Of African Descent
2015, CD, Album, Cantilena Records
Roland Kirk
The Limelight / Verve Albums
2014, LP, Album, RE, RM + LP, Album, RE, RM + LP, Album,, Mosaic Records (2), ,
, Hard Bop/Latin Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Various
Uncompromising Expression
2014, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Blue Note, Blue Note, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Vocal/Modal/Post Bop/Swing/Piano Blues
Clifford Jordan
Seven Classic Albums
2013, ,
, Hard Bop
Warren Smith
Dragon Dave Meets Prince Black Knight From The Darkside Of The Moon
2011, CD, Album, RE, Porter Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Spoken Word/Comedy
Various
Ladies & Gentlemen
2011, 4xCD, Comp, Promo, Universal Music Greece, Πρώτο ΘΕΜΑ, 
,
, Ballad/Vocal/Soul
Abbey Lincoln
Through the Years
2010, 3xCD, Comp, Universal Music France, Verve Records, Universal Music Jazz France, 
Various
The Discovery Project
2010, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz FM Records,
Various
Black Vintage Vol. 1 (Radio 105 Classics)
2009, CD, Comp, Universal Music Group, ,
, RnB/Swing/Soul/Funk
Various
Cedille On The Move (High-Energy Tracks From Chicago's Classical Record Label)
2009, CD, Comp, Smplr, Cedille Records, ,
, Modern/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Contemporary
Various
Cedille Records 20th Anniversary Sampler: Selections From 2005–2009
2009, CD, Promo, Smplr, 24 , Cedille Records
Various
The Best Of Rudy Van Gelder (A Selection Of Legendary Blue Note Recordings)
2009
Leon Ware
Leon Ware & Friends
2009, CD,
William Chapman Nyaho
Asa: Piano Music By Composers Of African Descent
2008, CD, Album, MSR Classics
Cyantific
Hospital Mix.Six
2008, CD, ,
, Drum n Bass
High Contrast
Everything's Different / Green Screen
2007, ,
, Drum n Bass
High Contrast
Tough Guys Don't Dance
2007, ,
, Drum n Bass
High Contrast
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida / Everything's Different (Calibre Remix)
2007, ,
, Drum n Bass
Solomon Ilori & His Afro-Drum Ensemble
Igbesi Aiye / Gbogbo Omo Ibile
2006, 12", Honest Jon's Records
Various
Ultimate Jazz Christmas
2006, 
,
, Easy Listening
Various
The Complete Motown Singles / Vol. 5: 1965
2006
Gilles Peterson
Pure Fire! A Gilles Peterson Impulse! Collection
2006, ,
, Post Bop
Various
The Best Of Rudy Van Gelder (A Selection Of Legendary Blue Note Recordings)
2005, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Enh, Blue Note, Capitol Music, 
,
, Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening
Various
Serenely Cedille (Relaxing Rarities From Chicago's Classical Label)
2005, CD, Smplr, Cedille Records, ,
, Modern/Contemporary/Choral/Classical
Harry Belafonte
The Essential Harry Belafonte
2005, 2x CD, 
Barbara McNair
The Ultimate Motown Collection
2004, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Motown, ,
, Soul
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers & Chorus* With Orchestra*, Philip Brunelle
Dance Like The Wind: Music Of Today's Black Composers
2004, CD, Album, Clarion (6)
Marvin Gaye
Gold
2004, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Various
Blue Note Perfect Takes
2004
Bluiett & The Baritone Nation*
Blueblack
2002, CD, Album, Justin Time, 
,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Paul Freeman (3), Chicago Sinfonietta, Katinka Kleijn
African Heritage Symphonic Series, Volume III
2002, CD, Cedille Records
Various
Northern Soul
2001, CD, Comp, Planet Media, ,
, Soul
The Blackbyrds & Charles Earland
At The Movies
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Prestige
Various
Mod Fave Raves Vol 2 - 20 Collectable Modernist Soul Classics
2001
Various
101 Eastbound
2001, ,
, Smooth Jazz
Marvin Gaye
The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye
2001, 2x CD, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Michael Karn*
In Focus
2000, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz
Karen Walwyn
Dark Fires Vol.2
2000, CD, Album, Albany Records
Marvin Gaye
The Best Of Marvin Gaye - Volume 2 - The '70s
2000
Max Roach & Abbey Lincoln
Love For Sale
1999, CD, Album, West Wind, West Wind
Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar
The Negro Speaks Of Rivers (And Other Art Songs By African American Composers)
1999, CD, Musicians Showcase Recordings
Bluiett Baritone Saxophone Group
Live At The Knitting Factory
1998, CD, Album, Knitting Factory Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Bluiett Baritone Nation
Libation For The Baritone Saxophone Nation
1998, CD, Album, Justin Time, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz
Various
Afro Blue Vol.2/The Roots And Rhythms Of Jazz
1998, CD, ,
, Fusion/Contemporary Jazz
Various
The Right Direction - 20 Northern Soul Stormers
1997, CD, Comp, Summit (4), ,
, Soul
Various
Soul Survivors - 40 Northern Soul Anthems
1997, 
,
, Soul/Disco/Funk
Philip Brunelle, The Plymouth Music Series, Anthony Elliott (2), Yolanda Williams (3), Dan Dressen, Maria Jette
Witness Volume III: Towards The Future
1996, CD, Album, Collins Classics, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
Various
The Best Of Motorcity, Vol. 10
1996, ,
, Disco
Howard Johnson & Gravity
Gravity !!!
1996,
Warren Smith & The Composer's Workshop Ensemble*
Warren Smith & The Composer's Workshop Ensemble
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Claves Jazz
Various
Motown Year By Year: The Sound Of Young America, 1976
1995, CD, Comp, Motown, ,
, Disco
Various
Warner Music Canada Promotional CD - Volume 235 - January 1995
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Canada
Marvin Gaye
The Master 1961-1984
1995, ,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Very Best Of Northern Soul
1995, CD, ,
, Soul
Marvin Gaye
The Best Of Marvin Gaye
1995, ,
, Soul
Lucas
Lucacentric
1994, ,
, Acid Jazz/Conscious
Montego Joe
¡Arriba! Con Montego Joe
1994, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz
Lucas
Wau Wau Wau
1994
Harold Jones
Let Us Break Bread Together
1993, CD, Album, Leonarda,
Marvin Gaye
Motown's Greatest Hits
1992, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Ballad
Various
Motorcity Footstompers
1990, CD, Comp, Motorcity Records, ,
, Disco
Warren Smith
Peru Dream Sequence
1990, Cass, Album, Miff Music Company
Various
Motown's Biggest Pop Hits (All No. 1 On Billboard's Charts)
1990, CD, Comp, Club, Motown, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Roland Kirk
Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk
1990, ,
, Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Avant-garde Jazz
Saturday Night Live Band*
Jupiter
1987
Max Roach
Again Volume One
1985
David Sanborn
Straight To The Heart
1984, Vinyl Specialty Pressing, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
David Sanborn
Neither One Of Us
1983, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Fusion
Various
Casino Lights
1982, Vinyl Jacksonville Pressing, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Easy Listening
Various
Country Gardens & Other Favourites
1981, Cass, Comp, His Master's Voice
Lena Horne
Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music (Live On Broadway)
1981, ,
, Musical/Contemporary Jazz
Max Roach
Again Volume Two
1980
D. J. Rogers
Trust Me
1979, ,
, Soul/Funk/Disco/Gospel/Ballad
D. J. Rogers
You Can Have It For A Song
1979
D.J. Rogers*
Trust Me
1979
Sosialistisk Kor I Oslo / Balder (3) / Epos
Mot Strømmen
1978, LP, Album, Sosialistisk Opplysningsforbund, 
,
, Political
Marvin Gaye
I Want You
1978, LP, Comp, Motown, ,
, Soul/Disco
Webster Lewis
Touch My Love
1978
David Sanborn
Heart To Heart
1978, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
Top Motown Today
1977, Vinyl, 
,
, Soul
Harry Belafonte
Turn The World Around
1977, 
,
, Reggae/Calypso/Guaguancó/Gospel/Salsa
Roland Kirk
Kirk's Works
1977, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Hard Bop/Modal
The Amici String Quartet* With Georgina Dobree*
Kreisler ● String Quartet In A Minor / Coleridge-Taylor ● Clarinet Quartet In F Sharp Minor
1976, LP, Discourses/All About Music, ,
, Classical
G.C. Cameron
Me And My Life / Act Like A Shotgun
1976
David Sanborn
Smile
1976
G.C. Cameron
G.C. Cameron
1976, ,
, Soul
Webster Lewis
Theme
1976
Marvin Gaye
After The Dance
1976
Marvin Gaye
I Want You
1976, Vinyl Monarch Press, Brown Rim Text , ,
, Soul/Disco
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye's Greatest Hits
1976, ,
, Soul
Marvin Gaye
The Best Of Marvin Gaye
1976
Leon Ware
Musical Massage
1976, Vinyl Monarch Pressing, ,
, Soul
Webster Lewis
Do It With Style
1976
Webster Lewis And The Post-Pop Space-Rock Be-Bop Gospel Tabernacle Orchestra And Chorus
On The Town
1976, ,
, Disco
David Sanborn
Taking Off
1975, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk
The Blackbyrds
Cornbread, Earl And Me
1975, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk/Soundtrack
Marvin Gaye
I Want You
1975
John McCormack*
Songs & Arias
1974, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice
Leon Ware
Girl, Girl, Girl (Sonny And Virginia)
1974, ,
, Soul/Disco
Harry Belafonte
Play Me
1973, 
,
, Easy Listening
Gerri Granger
Add A Little Love
1972, LP, Album, United Artists Records, ,
, Soul/Funk
Max Roach
Max Roach Again
1971
Music Minus One
Volume 9 – The Song Is You – A Rhythm Background Record For Any Musician Or Vocalist
1971
Max Roach With The J.C. White Singers
Lift Every Voice And Sing
1971, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Modal
Barbara McNair
Love Has A Way
1969, 7", S/Sided, Promo, Audio Fidelity
John McCormack
John McCormack
1969, LP, Comp, His Master's Voice, ,
, Opera/Religious/Classical
Various
Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz - Volume 1 - 1959 - 1969
1969, 2x Vinyl,
Melvin Van Peebles
Brer Soul
1969
Various
If He Hollers, Let Him Go (Music Composed For The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1969
Leon Bibb
Slaves / God Bless' The Child
1969
Leon Bibb
Foment, Ferment, Free... Free
1969
Norman Charles
In These Uncertain Times / God Bless America
1967, 7", Promo, Columbia
Various
Wesley College Concert, Melbourne Town Hall, 1967
1967, LP, W & G Custom Recordings
Roland Kirk
Slightly Latin
1966
Webster's New Word
Pity The Woman / Take A Look
1966, ,
, Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Webster's New Word
Hard Loving Loser
1966
Donald Byrd
I'm Tryin' To Get Home (Brass With Voices)
1965, ,
, Post Bop/Big Band/Vocal/Oratorio
Barbara McNair
You're Gonna' Love My Baby
1965
Simon & Garfunkel
The Sounds Of Silence / We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'
1965
Regina*
Three Wishes
1964, LP, Album, Vega Records (2)
Donald Byrd
A New Perspective
1964, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Solomon Ilori And His Afro-Drum Ensemble*
African High Life
1963
Max Roach His Chorus And Orchestra
It's Time
1962, ,
, Hard Bop/Modal
Marge Dodson
New Voice In Town
1960
Hank Jones, Chuck Wayne, George Duvivier, Charles Persip*
Now Dig This! Jazz In 2 Keys
1959
Marge Dodson
In The Still Of The Night
1959, ,
, Vocal
Barbara McNair / Tom Brock
You're Gonna Love My Baby / Have A Nice Weekend
7", Stardust Records, ,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Hank Jones, Mundell Lowe, George Duvivier, Don Lamond, Mantego*
Get Happy! More Jazz In 2 Keys (A Rhythm Background Record For Any Musician Or Vocalist)
LP, Album, Music Minus One,
Paul Franklin
Play By Play
LP, Album, Franklin Records (6),
Various
Everyone's Concert Favourites
12xLP, Comp, Dyn + Box, Reader's Digest
Various
Everyone's 'Pops' Concert Favorites
9xLP, Club + Box, Reader's Digest, RCA Custom
William Chapman Nyaho
Senku: Piano Music By Composers Of African Descent
CD, Album, Musicians Showcase Recordings
Johann Sebastian Bach - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Music Minus One Piano
LP, Album, Music Minus One,
Unknown Artist
Frage Und Antwort / Intermezzo-Porzia
Shellac, 8", Orchestrola
Various
Art Songs By Black American Composers
2xLP, Album, Gat, The University Of Michigan Records
Music Minus One
Volume 9 – The Song Is You – A Rhythm Background Record For Any Musician Or Vocalist
LP, Bla, Music Minus One
Music Minus One
Gershwin Anyone?. The Music Of George Gershwin Of Thee I Sing (Backgrounds To Your Favorite Songs For Singers And Instrumentalists)
Various
Les Plus Beaux CD Du Mois - Septembre 2021
2021, CD, Comp, Smplr, Les Diapason D'Or,
Dusty Husky
After The Q
2013, CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo, DLIP Records
Various
Cedille Records 15th Anniversary Sampler
2004, CD, Smplr, Cedille Records
Max Roach Quintet With Abbey Lincoln
Live In Paris
2023, LP, Unofficial, WHP
Marvin Gaye
Feel All My Love Inside (Extended Version)
2020
Donald Byrd
A New Perspective
2018
High Contrast
Tough Guys Don't Dance
2007
Paul Nice
"Do You Pick Your Feet In Poughkeepsie?"
2005, CDr, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
, Soundtrack
Max Roach
Max Roach And Friends - Volume 2
1991, ,
, Hard Bop
Max Roach
Max Roach And Friends - Volume 1
1991
Max Roach With Abbey Lincoln
Freedom Now Suite