Foley (musician)

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Foley (* 1962 in Columbus (Ohio) as Joseph McCreary, Jr. ) is an American bassist and drummer. He became known as the "lead bassist" in the last band of Miles Davis , in which he played from 1987 to 1991.

Career

Foley played for several years in his hometown of Columbus, composing and recording his own music. The stage name Foley means noisemaker in German . According to another tradition, it was first called "Four Legs", from which the nickname Foley developed.

Miles Davis came into contact with Foley through Marcus Miller ; Davis hired him after hearing a single track on a demo tape in 1987. He made 650 appearances for Miles Davis and can be heard on the Miles Davis albums Amandla , Dingo , Live Around the World and The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux . He tuned his bass an octave higher than the standard tuning and used various effects; that made him sound more like a guitarist.

The author George Cole reports on the end of this time:

“Ironically, Miles died around the time Foley started feeling happy in Miles' band. 'Until the last seven gigs before it was over, I didn't enjoy a gig with Miles ...' he says. 'We were in Venice one evening and he told me to play half of what I normally play. I was pissed off all day, then went on stage and tried - and I realized that this is exactly what made me express myself. That was the night I started playing. '"

- George Cole

He was also in the recording studio with Kenny Garrett (1989) and George Clinton (1993). In 1993 he played the title Gumbo for Mint Condition on the album From the Mint Factory and the lead bass solo on So Fine . Under his own name, he released the album 7 Years Ago ... Directions in Smart-Alec Music in 1993 .

Foley played for Alice in Chains , Santana , Foreigner , Macy Gray , Fishbone , Primus , Lenny White and others. He toured with Clinton for the last time in 2011. He is currently a member of Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (album of the same name for Blue Note Records 2017).

Awards

The Cité de la musique hosted a Miles Davis exhibition from October 16, 2009 to January 17, 2010 that included Foley's lead bass.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Franck Bergerot Miles Davis de A à Z . Castor Music 2012, pp. 140f.
  2. ↑ last.fm: Foley
  3. ↑ a b thelastmiles.com: Interview: Foley
  4. ↑ John Szwed So What: The Life of Miles Davis Simon & Schuster 2001, p. 385
  5. ↑ a b thelastmiles.com: miles's musician profiles: foley
  6. ↑ The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991 in the Google book search
  7. ↑ allmusic.com: Gumbo
  8. ↑ otbrecords.com: Foley
  9. ↑ allmusic.com: Foley - credits
personal data
SURNAME Foley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Joseph McCreary, Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus (Ohio)