Chris Murphy in Seattle - 1973
from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, pages 20-21:
We did our next show in Seattle at a similar type of hall. The band [Miles Davis's band] had picked up a new member in Portland, a guitarist named Pete Cosey. Pete was a strange one: He was a big man, with a large afro and a huge beard that ended in little braids, like Blackbeard the pirate. He wore long, flowing robes and Wellington boots, and he played a Les Paul cherry top, using a guitar tuning that I never quite figured out. Whatever it was, it sounded unearthly. He had a rather unusual set-up, too--he played through a Leslie J-145 with a Combo pre-amp and a separate straight guitar … 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. 20-21. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430381895193 accessed: 7 November, 2024
Listeners
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jazz guitar music
written by Miles Davis |
performed by Pete Cosey |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1973 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |