Milford Graves

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Milford Graves (b. Queens, NY, August 20, 1941) is an American-born jazz drummer and percussionist, most noteworthy for his early avant-garde contributions in the early 1960s with Paul Bley and the New York Art Quartet. He is considered by many within the free jazz community to be one of the pioneers of the free jazz percussion movement.

Graves has worked with a variety of established jazz musicians throughout his career, including Don Pullen, Eddie Gomez, Andrew Cyrille, Rashied Ali, Kenny Clarke, Don Moye, Philly Joe Jones, John Zorn and Albert Ayler. He is also noted for his work and research within the field of music healing^[1]. Graves teaches at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.

[edit] Select discography

as bandleader:

• 1965 - "Percussion Ensemble" (ESP Disk)
• "Babi" (IPS)
• "Meditation Among Us" (Kitty)
• "Grand Unification" (Tzadik)
• "Stories" (Tzadik)

with Montego Joe:

• "Arriba!" (Prestige)
• "Wild & Warm" (Prestige)

with the Giuseppi Logan Quartet:

• "Giuseppi Logan Quartet" (ESP Disk)
• "More Giuseppi Logan" (ESP Disk)

with Paul Bley:

• "Barrage" (ESP Disk)

with New York Art Quartet:

• "New York Art Quartet" (ESP Disk)
• "Mohawk" (Fontana)

with the Jazz Composer's Orchestra:

• "Communication" (Fontana)

with Miriam Makeba:

• "Makeba Sings!" (RCA)

with the Lowell Davidson Trio:

• "The Lowell Davidson Trio" (ESP Disk)

with Don Pullen:

• "At Yale University" (PG)
• "Nommo" (SRP)

with Albert Ayler:

• "Holy Ghost" (Revenant)
• "Love Cry" (Impulse!)

with Sonny Sharrock:

• "Black Woman" (Vortex)

with Andrew Cyrille:

• "Dialogue Of The Drums" (IPS)

with John Zorn:

• "John Zorn 50th Birthday Celebration Vol. 2" (Tzadik)

[edit] External links

• http://www.milfordgraves.com
• http://www.mindspring.com/~scala/graves.htm

[edit] References