Gloria Coleman

{{short description|American jazz musician}}

Gloria Coleman (died February 18, 2010) was an American musician.

Coleman played bass, piano then organ. As a jazz organist she released two albums. The first, Soul Sisters by the Gloria Coleman Quartet, was for the Impulse! Records label. It featured drummer Pola Roberts, Leo Wright and Grant Green.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r68768|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Soul Sisters > Overview )))] It was produced by Bob Thiele. The second album featured Ray Copeland, Dick Griffith, James Anderson, Earl Dunbar and Charlie Davis.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p10333/biography|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Gloria Coleman > Biography )))]

Coleman wrote many songs for Bobbi Humphrey and Ernestine Anderson, among others.[http://fyicomminc.bizland.com/jazzwomen/gloriacoleman.htm Gloria Coleman - Women in Jazz - www.fyicomminc.com]

Coleman married saxophonist George Coleman. The couple had two children and divorced.{{cite magazine |last=Longley |first=Martin |date=April 2010 |title=Close to Home |magazine=AllAboutJazz: New York |issue=96 |page=9 }} She died on February 18, 2010.{{cite magazine |last=Sunderland |first=Celeste |date=April 2010 |title=In Memoriam |magazine=AllAboutJazz: New York |issue=96 |page=43 }}