Clifford Coulter (died August 16, 2021) ^[1] was an American blues, R&B and jazz guitarist and keyboardist. ^[2]

Career

He released three albums, 1970's East Side San Jose with Billy Ingram and Joe Provost on drums. ( Impulse! Records), 1971's Do It Now! (Impulse! Records) and 1980's The Better Part of Me ( Columbia Records). ^[2] The latter record was produced by Bill Withers, and included contributions from Russ Kunkel, Ron E. Beck, and Jerry Perez, and is an AllMusic album pick. ^[2]

Coulter played the mellophonium on John Lee Hooker's 1973 album, Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee. ^[3]

Discography

• East Side San Jose (Impulse!, 1970)
• Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)
• The Better Part of Me (Columbia, 1980)

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With Mel Brown

• I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Impulse!, 1969)

With Sonny Fortune

• Waves of Dreams (Horizon, 1976)

With John Lee Hooker

• Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee (Capitol, 1973)
• Free Beer and Chicken (ABC, 1974)

With Michael White

• Father Music, Mother Dance (Impulse!, 1974)

References