Coleman recorded with organist Jimmy Smith on his album House Party (1957), along with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Burrell, and Donald Bailey.

[5] His albums with Davis (and the rhythm section of Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums)) are Seven Steps to Heaven (1963), A Rare Home Town Appearance (1963), Côte Blues (1963), In Europe (1963), My Funny Valentine, and Four & More, both live recordings of a concert in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City in February 1964.

Coleman also appeared in the science-fiction film Freejack (1992), starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, and Anthony Hopkins; and 1996's The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston.

He was featured on Joey DeFrancesco's 2006 release Organic Vibes, along with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, Billboard's Top Jazz Album Chart, peaked to No. 17.

With Chet Baker With Roy Brooks With Paul (PB) Brown With Brian Charette With Miles Davis With Joey DeFrancesco With Charles Earland With Red Garland With Slide Hampton With Herbie Hancock With Johnny Hartman With Ahmad Jamal With Elvin Jones With Booker Little With Harold Mabern With Jack McDuff With Charles Mingus With Lee Morgan With Idris Muhammad With One for All With Don Patterson With John Patton With Nicholas Payton With Duke Pearson With Max Roach With Shirley Scott With Jimmy Smith With Louis Smith With Melvin Sparks With Charles Tolliver With Roseanna Vitro With Mal Waldron With Cedar Walton With Reuben Wilson