Glenn Davis (jazz musician)

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Glenn Davis (actually Glenn D. Anacker , * 1939 or 1940; † July 23, 2018 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums , percussion ).

Live and act

Davis grew up in Somerville, New Jersey ; his father Harry was also a percussionist and director of the Paramount Orchestra. He made his first professional appearances when he attended Somerville High School. In the early 1960s he toured with Bernard Peiffer and Gus Nemeth ; in the following years he also played with John Coates Jr. (with whom the first recordings were made in 1974) and for many years with the pianist Mike Melillo and his band In Free Association (with Harry Leahey and Roy Cumming ). Davis also led a group that Bennie Wallace was part of. In 1979 he recorded with the formation Higher Primates , an octet produced by Gunther Schuller . In later years, Davis continued to work with Gary Mazzaroppi , Marian McPartland and in the mid-1980s with Stan Getz / Jimmy Raney , as well as with Phil Markowitz ( In The Woods , 1994), Urbie Green , Jerry Vezza , Walt Bibinger, and the Absolut Trio (with Bill Washer and Paul Rostock ). Davis taught in the Music Department of Lafayette College for over 30 years until he retired in 2015. In the field of jazz he was involved in 34 recording sessions between 1974 and 2011.

Discographic notes

  • The Harry Leahey Trio: Still Waters (Omnisound, 1980), with Roy Cumming
  • Higher Primates: Environmental Impressions ( GM , 1983), with Herb Robertson , Mark Reboul , Ed Schuller , Roy Cumming, Ratzo Harris , Glenn Davis, Pete LeMaitre, Ron Glick
  • Pepper Adams / Frank Foster : Generations ( Muse , 1985)
  • Dick Hyman (Leader): Piano Players & Significant Others: Jazz In July - Live at the 92nd Street Y (MusicMaster, 1987), only on two tracks with Marian McPartland with Gary Mazzaroppi
  • Marian McPartland: In My Life ( Concord Jazz , 1997), with Chris Potter , Gary Mazzaroppi
  • Mike Melillo: Live at the Deer Head Inn ( Red Records , 2000)
  • Joe Battaglia / Rich Messbaurer / Glenn Davis: Flying Saucers, Vol. 1 (Out / In: Space-Music, 2007)
  • The Absolute Trio: A Tropical Thirst (CD Baby, 2011)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Glenn D. Anacker Aka Glenn Davis Jazz percussionist. Legacy.com, July 28, 2018, accessed July 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 12, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Davis, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anacker, Glenn D.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1939 or 1940
DATE OF DEATH 23rd July 2018