On December 25, 2016, Alphonse Lee Mouzon died aged 68. He was musician (drums), composer, arranger, producer and actor, and the owner of Tenacious Records. He has recorded and performed with many famous musicians and music acts including Arild Andersen, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Bobbi Humphrey, Joachim Kühn, Les McCann, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Eugene McDaniels, Betty Davis, Infinity, Doug Carn, Norman Connors, Willie Colon, Poussez, Al Di Meola, Torsten de Winkel, Hellmut Hattler, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Fania All-Stars, Carlos Garnett, George Gruntz, Tim Hardin, Miki Howard, Paul Jackson, Paul Jackson Jr., Alphonso Johnson and Patrick Moraz.
Tag Archives: Donald Byrd
John Coltrane: The Believer
On April 20, 1964, “Prestige” label released “The Believer” album by John Coltrane. It was recorded December 20, 1957, January 10, 1958, December 26, 1958, at ”Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock and Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane— tenor saxophone
- Red Garland— piano
- Gil Coggins— piano
- Paul Chambers— bass
- Spanky DeBrest— bass
- Louis Hayes— drums
- Art Taylor— drums
- Donald Byrd— trumpet
- Freddie Hubbard— trumpet
- Ray Draper— tuba
Track listing:
- The Believer – McCoy Tyner
- Nakatini Serenade – Calvin Massey
- Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful? – Richard Rodgers,Oscar Hammerstein II
- Filidia – Ray Draper
- Paul’s Pal – Sonny Rollins
Phill Woods
On September 29, 2015, Philip Wells Woods died aged 83. He was a musician (alto saxophone, clarinet) composer, bandleader, in his almost 60 years long career, he has performed with some of the biggest names of jazz and popular music, including Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Donald Byrd, Gene Quill, Hal Stein, Sahib Shihab, Michel Legrand, Lew Tabackin, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Gordon Beck, Benjamin Koppel, Alex Riel, Grace Kelly, Monty Alexander, Evan Gregor, Bill Goodwin, and Jordan Perlson.
musicalphabet 