Career
Coleman played bass, piano then organization As a jazz organist she released two albums. The first, Soul Sisters, by the Gloria Coleman Quartet was for the Impulse! Records label.
lieutenant featured drummer Pola Roberts, Leo Wright and Grant Green.
lieutenant was produced by Rudy Van Gelder. The second album featured Ray Copeland, Dick Griffith, James Anderson, Earl Dunbar and Charlie Davis.
Coleman wrote many songs for Bobbi Humphrey and Ernestine Anderson, among others She died on February 10, 2010.