Chris Murphy - the 1970's

from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, page 27:

Al Foster, on the drums, was a little older than the rest of the [Miles Davis] band. A jazz drummer, he could swing, and had the ability to drop the dynamics from a roar to a whisper in a heartbeat. He was always in the pocket, as musicians say, which means he was truer than a metronome. Al is a highly evolved human being, and I would develop a tremendous respect for him. He raised a pile of daughters while working as a musician on the road, and he loved Miles deeply. It was Al who stayed at Miles's bedside when he lay dying.
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Chris Murphy, Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis (New York City, 2002), p. 27. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430314151474 accessed: 26 December, 2024

Listeners

Chris Murphy
music technician, personal assisstant, road manager, Guitarist […]
1940's-

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jazz drum music
written by Miles Davis
performed by Al Foster

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Date/Time the 1970's

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:29:12 +0100
Approved on Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:15:20 +0100