Steve Davis (bassist)
Steve Davis (* 1929 in Philadelphia ; † August 21, 1987 there ) was an American jazz bassist who was mainly active around 1960. He was also known by his Islamic name Syeed Luquman Abdul .
Life
Davis has been playing bass around Philadelphia since 1947 with the bands of Joe Sewell , Charles Coker and Calvin Todd. He then performed in New York City with Lester Young and Sonny Stitt . In 1955 he was arrested on the same weekend as Jimmy Heath for possession of heroin . Four years later he was back on the scene. He was married to the singer Khadijah (the sister-in-law of McCoy Tyner ) and was friends with Coltrane. In the summer of 1960 he was a member of John Coltrane's quartet for several months , with whom he performed for several weeks at the New York Jazz Gallery and in Philadelphia, and in October 1961 he was involved in the recording of the album My Favorite Things , among other things .
He was also involved in recordings of Chuck Mangione ( Hey Baby! ), McCoy Tyner Nights of Ballads & Blues , Eddie Jefferson and James Moody . He worked with Moody from 1961 to 1962.
Discography
- John Coltrane My Favorite Things ( Atlantic 1960)
- John Coltrane Coltrane Plays the Blues (Atlantic 1960)
- John Coltrane Coltrane's Sound (Atlantic 1960)
- James Moody Cookin 'the Blues ( Argo , 1961)
literature
- Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Lewis Porter John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press 1998, p. 172
- ^ L. Porter John Coltrane: His Life and Music. P. 96
- ↑ John Coltrane - Live at the Jazz Gallery 1960 (CD) ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davis, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Syeed, Luquman Abdul; Saeed, Luquman Abdul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1987 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |