American jazz drummer
Bob Moses |
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Birth name | Robert Laurence Moses |
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Also known as | Ra-Kalam Bob Moses |
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Born | (1948-01-28) January 28, 1948 (age 76) New York City, U.S. |
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Genres |
Jazz,
avant-garde jazz |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Instrument(s) | Drums |
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Years active | 1964–present |
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Labels |
Gramavision |
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Musical artist
Bob Moses (born January 28, 1948)
[1] is an American
jazz drummer.
Biography
He was born in
New York, United States.
[1] Moses played with
Roland Kirk in 1964–65 while he was still a teenager.
[1] In 1966, he and
Larry Coryell formed
The Free Spirits, a
jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in
Gary Burton's quartet, including drumming for the Grammy-nominated album
Gary Burton Quartet in Concert.
[1] He played on the landmark 1967 Burton album
A Genuine Tong Funeral, but due to creative disputes with the album's composer
Carla Bley the drummer was credited as "Lonesome Dragon".
[2] Moses and Bley would later reconcile and he became a vocal booster for her music.
Moses recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with
Dave Liebman/Open Sky,
Pat Metheny,
Mike Gibbs,
Hal Galper,
Gil Goldstein,
Steve Swallow,
Steve Kuhn/
Sheila Jordan (from 1979 to 1982),
George Gruntz, and
Emily Remler (from 1983 to 1984).
[1] In the early 1970s he was a member of
Compost with
Harold Vick,
Jumma Santos,
Jack Gregg and
Jack DeJohnette.
[1]
His first release as a leader was 1968's Love Animal. His second release was 1973's Bittersuite in the Ozone. His records for
Gramavision in the 1980s were critically acclaimed.
[1]
He is the author of the drum method book Drum Wisdom.
[3]
Moses performs alongside
John Lockwood,
Damon Smith,
Jaap Blonk,
Don Pate, and
John Medeski with guitarist
Tisziji Muñoz and teaches at
New England Conservatory.
In 2022, he recorded a trio album with the Norwegian bassist
Arild Andersen and Slovenian guitarist
Samo Salamon entitled Pure and Simple.
Discography
As leader
- Bittersuite in the Ozone (Mozown, 1975)
- Tributaries with Richard Sussman, Andy LaVerne (Inner City, 1979)
- Family (Sutra, 1980)
- When Elephants Dream of Music (Gramavision, 1983)
- Visit with the Great Spirit (Gramavision, 1984)
- The Story of Moses (Gramavision, 1987)
- Drumming Birds with Billy Martin (ITM, 1987)
- Wheels of Colored Light (Open Minds, 1992)
- Time Stood Still (Gramavision, 1994)
- Devotion (Soul Note, 1996)
- Love Everlasting with
Tisziji Muñoz (Amulet, 1999)
- Nishoma (Grapeshot, 2000)
- Love Animal (Amulet, 2003)
- Meditation On Grace with Michel Lambert (FMR, 2008)
- Father's Day B'hash (Sunnyside, 2009)
- The Illuminated Heart (Ra-Kalam, 2012)
- Ecstatic Weanderings with Greg Burk (Jazzwerkstatt, 2012)
- Ultra Minor with
Jon Catler (FreeNote, 2018)
With
Compost
The Free Spirits
As sideman
With
Gary Burton
With
Michael Gibbs
- In the Public Interest (Polydor, 1974)
- Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (Bronze, 1975)
- Big Music (Venture, 1988)
- By the Way (Ah Um, 1993)
With
Steve Kuhn
With
Dave Liebman
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Drum Ode (ECM, 1975)
- Homage to John Coltrane (Owl, 1987)
- Spirit Renewed (Owl, 1991)
With
Steve Marcus
- Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex, 1968)
- Count's Rock Band (Vortex, 1969)
- The Lord's Prayer (Vortex, 1969)
With
Tisziji Muñoz
- The Paradox of Independence (Anami Music, 2014)
- When Coltrane Calls! Session 3: Living Immortality (Anami Music, 2015)
- Scream of Ensoundment (Anami Music, 2017)
With others
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Roland Kirk,
I Talk with the Spirits (Limelight, 1965)
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Larry Coryell,
Lady Coryell (Vanguard, 1968)
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Danny Kalb, Crosscurrents (Cotillion, 1969)
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Terumasa Hino, Hino's Journey to Air (Love 1970)
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Todd Rundgren,
Runt (Ampex, 1970)
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Paul Bley,
The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show (Milestone, 1971)
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Gunter Hampel, Ballet-Symphony No 5, Symphony No. 6 The Music of Gunter Hampel (1971)
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Pat Metheny,
Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976)
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David Friesen, Waterfall Rainbow (Inner City, 1977)
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Gil Goldstein, Pure As Rain (Chiaroscuro, 1977)
- Roland Kirk,
Kirk's Work (Mercury, 1977)
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Ernie Krivda, Satanic (Inner City, 1977)
- Ernie Krivda, The Alchemist (Inner City, 1978)
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Franco Ambrosetti,
Close Encounter (Enja, 1978)
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Hal Galper, Speak with a Single Voice (Century, 1979)
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Steve Swallow,
Home (ECM, 1980)
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Aki Takase, ABC (Union Jazz, 1982)
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George Gruntz,
Theatre (ECM, 1984)
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Emily Remler,
Transitions (Concord Jazz, 1984)
- Emily Remler,
Catwalk (Concord Jazz, 1985)
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Tony Dagradi, Sweet Remembrance (Gramavision, 1987)
- George Gruntz, Happening Now! (hat ART 1988)
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Torsten de Winkel, Torsten De Winkel Acoustic Quartet (Hot Wire, 1991)
- Hal Galper, Redux '78 (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- Torsten de Winkel, Tribute: Talking to the Spirits (Hot Wire, 1993)
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Kustomized, The Battle for Space (Matador, 1995)
- Paul Bley, Circles (Milestone, 2004)
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Brian Landrus, Forward (Cadence, 2009)
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Darius Jones,
Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009)
- Brian Landrus, Everlasting (CIMP, 2011)
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Kari Ikonen, Ikonostasis (Ozella, 2017)
- Bukky Leo, Spaceships Over Africa (Ra Kalam Records, 2017)
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Vinny Golia & Henry Kaiser, Astral Plane Crash (Balance Point, 2018)
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Burton Greene, Damon Smith, Life's Intense Mystery (
Astral Spirits/Monofonus 2019)
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Henry Kaiser, More Requia (Metalanguage, 2019)
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Samo Salamon,
Arild Andersen & Ra Kalam Bob Moses, Pure and Simple (Samo Records, 2022)
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Samo Salamon, Vasil Hadžimanov & Ra Kalam Bob Moses, Dances of Freedom (Samo Records, 2024)
References
- Footnotes
- General references
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