Coleridge George Emerson Goode (b. Jamaica, November 29, 1914) is a British Jamaican-born jazz bassist most noteworthy for his long collaboration with alto saxophonist Joe Harriott. Goode was a key figure in Harriott's innovatory jazz quintet throughout its eight year existence as a regular unit (1958-1965). He was also an important contributor to Harriott's later pioneer fusions of jazz and Indian music. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... 1954 Cool Jazz With Joe EP cover Joseph Arthurlin Joe Harriott (July 15, 1928 in Kingston, Jamaica-January 02, 1973 in Southampton, Hampshire) was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone. ... A quintet is a formation containing five members. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Indian music is: The music of India or Native American music This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Goode came to Britain in 1934 as a student to read for a degree in engineering at Glasgow University. He was already proficient as an amateur classical violinist but turned to jazz and took up the bass after hearing the music of such stars as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and Louis Jordan. Abandoning his plans to return to Jamaica to work as an engineer, he sdecided to embark upon a musical career. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. ... Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899–May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. ... Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later called Lady Day, was an American singer known equally for her difficult life and her emotive, poignant singing voice. ... Louis Jordan swinging on sax, Paramount Theatre, NYC, 1946 (Photo: William P. Gottlieb) Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering African-American blues, jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. ...

His primary early influences as a bassist have been Walter Page, Slam Stewart and Jimmy Blanton. Moving to London in 1942, he subsequently worked with Johnny Claes, Eric Winstone, Lauderic Caton and Dick Katz and became a founder member of the Ray Ellington Quartet. Later he played in Tito Burns' sextet and led his own group before being invited to join Harriott's new band in 1958. During the 1960s and 1970s he worked extensively with pianist/composer Michael Garrick. Walter Page (February 9, 1900 -- December 20, 1957) was an African American jazz musician and leader of the Kansas band the Blue Devils. ... Slam Stewart Leroy Elliott Slam Stewart (September 21, 1914-December 10, 1987) was an African-American jazz bassist whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass and simultaneously hum an octave apart. ... Jimmy Blanton (1918 – July 30, 1942) was an American jazz double bassist. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Johnny Claes was a Formula One driver from Belgium. ... Richard Aaron Katz(born March 13, 1924 in Baltimore) is a jazz pianist known as Dick Katz. ... Ray Ellington Ray Ellington (born Ray Brown March 17, 1916, died February 28, 1985) was a popular Engish singer, drummer and bandleader. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Garrick (b. ...

One of the finest jazz bassists who has worked in Europe, he is an important link to a proud heritage of Caribbean contributions to the music. His achievements through a long career have been an important inspiration for some leading contemporary black British jazz musicians. In 2002, his autobiography, co-authored with his friend, the academic and jazz writer Roger Cotterrell, not only told his own story but provided poignant and vivid memories of the brilliant and tragic Harriott and of the birth of free form jazz in Britain. World map showing the location of Europe. ... West Indian redirects here. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Free jazz, or progressive jazz, is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ...

Further reading

• Goode, Coleridge and Cotterrell, Roger (2002). Bass Lines: A Life in Jazz. London:Northway Publications. ISBN 0-9537040-2-5.