Chris Murphy - the 1980's

from Miles To Go: The Lost Years: An Intimate Memoir of Life on the Road with Miles Davis, page 153:

[Late 1979 – early 1980s Miles Davis] gradually assembled his current lineup: Al Foster, on the drums, was the only player left over from the old band. This didn't surprise me: It reflected Al's position as the interpreter of Miles to the rest of the band. Miles drew strength from Al; he was the rock that Miles needed, always steady and in the pocket, both musically and personally. Marcus Miller, the bass player, was a New York whiz kid, very young and incredibly talented. He was a graduate of the "Saturday Night Live" band, and had played on hundreds of ad jingles. He was fairly …   more >>
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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. 153. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430658520433 accessed: 11 October, 2024

Listeners

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

Listening to

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jazz
written by Miles Davis, Robert "Bumps" Blackwell
performed by Miles Davis, Mino Cinelu, Al Foster, Mike Stern, Bill Evans, Marcus Miller

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1980's
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 03 May 2015 14:08:40 +0100
Approved on Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:21:02 +0100