Muhammad Ali (drummer)
Muhammad Ali (* 23. December 1936 in Philadelphia as Raymond Patterson ) is an American drummer of Free Jazz .
Life
Ali worked with Alan Shorter , Don Ayler and Albert Ayler , with whom he also recorded. He came to Europe with Frank Wright's band in 1969, where he then settled in Paris . He played with Wrights Center of the World (which also included Bobby Few and Alan Silva ) for many years , but also recorded with Saheb Sarbib , Archie Shepp , Michel Pilz / Itaru Oki and Hans Dulfer . He has been playing with Noah Howard for a long time . In October 2006 he performed with Dave Burrell , Reggie Workman and his brother, the drummer Rashied Ali , who played with a similar style , in Philadelphia on the occasion of the 80th birthday of John Coltrane .
literature
- Philippe Carles , Jean-Louis Comolli : Free Jazz, Black Power. Edition Dillheim, Hofheim 1980, ISBN 3-9800387-0-X .
Web links
- Muhammad Ali at Discogs (English)
- International House Philadelphia + Ars Nova Workshop present. Seraphic Light: Celebrating John Coltrane's 80th Birthday (no longer available), on October 31, 2010 from the original ( Memento from October 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2002
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| SURNAME | Ali, Muhammad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Patterson, Raymond (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American free jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |