Steve Davis (March 14, 1929 – August 21, 1987) (also known by his Muslim name Luquaman Abdul Syeed) was an American jazz bassist best known for his time in the John Coltrane Quartet.
Steve Davis | |
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 Steve Davis on the right | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Luquaman Abdul Syeed |
| Born | March 14, 1929 |
| Died | August 21, 1987 (aged 58) |
| Genres | Jazz, modal jazz, hard bop, post-bop |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
| Formerly of | John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner |
From 1960-61, Davis was briefly part of the John Coltrane Quartet before being temporarily replaced by Reggie Workman and permanently replaced by Jimmy Garrison. [1][2] Davis recorded My Favorite Things (1961) with the quartet.
He also recorded as a sideman with Chuck and Gap Mangione on Hey Baby! (1961), and with quartet fellow (and brother-in-law) McCoy Tyner
on the 1963 album Nights of Ballads & Blues.
Discography
editWith John Coltrane
- My Favorite Things (Atlantic, 1961)
- Coltrane Jazz (Atlantic, 1961)
- Coltrane Plays the Blues (Atlantic, 1962)
- Coltrane's Sound (Atlantic, 1964)
With Kenny Dorham
- The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963 (Uptown, 2009)
With Eddie Jefferson
- Body and Soul (Prestige, 1968)
With Freddie McCoy
- Spider Man (Prestige, 1965)
- Peas 'n' Rice (Prestige, 1967)
With James Moody
- Cookin' the Blues (Argo, 1961)
With The Jazz Brothers Featuring Gap Mangione and Chuck Mangione
With McCoy Tyner
- Nights of Ballads & Blues (Impulse, 1963)
References
edit- Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford/New York 1999; ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8
- Steve Davis page on Allmusic.com
Notes
edit- ^ John Coltrane - Live at the Jazz Gallery 1960 CD Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lewis Porter (2000). John Coltrane: his life and music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-08643-6.
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