Chris Murphy - the 1970's
from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, pages 8-9:
James Mtume was on congas and percussion. Mtume was a vital young man, handsome and in great shape. He was descended from a jazz family (Jimmy and Percy Heath were his father and uncle) and he knew how to put on a show. He had a great touch on the congas, and he would also play an early version of a drum machine to great effect. [...]
Shortly after our ill-fated Dallas trip, Miles would add Lonnie Liston Smith on organ. Lonnie was a big, gentle bear of a man, very soft spoken. Having started as a piano player, he was a bit out of place on the electric organ. He rarely soloed, … more >>
Chris Murphy, Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis (New York City, 2002), p. 8-9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430315680196 accessed: 9 November, 2024
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jazz (, performance of)
written by Miles Davis, Richard Rodgers |
performed by James Mtume, Lonnie Liston Smith |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1970's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | indoors |