Bob Moses (musician)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ra-Kalam Bob Moses (born January 28, 1948) is an American jazz drummer born in New York City.
Moses played with Roland Kirk in 1964–65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966 he and Larry Coryell formed The Free Spirits, a jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in Gary Burton's quartet. He also recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with Dave Liebman/Open Sky, Pat Metheny, Mike Gibbs, Hal Galper, Gil Goldstein, Steve Swallow, Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan (from 1979 to 1982), George Gruntz, and Emily Remler (from 1983 to 1984). In the early 1970s he was a member of Compost with Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette.
His first session as a leader was in 1975; his releases for Gramavision in the 1980s were critically acclaimed.
He is also the author of the drum method book Drum Wisdom.[1]
Moses currently performs alongside John Lockwood, Don Pate, and John Medeski with noted guitarist Tisziji Muñoz and teaches at New England Conservatory.
Discography
As leader
- Love Animal (1968, Amulet, 2003)
- Bittersuite in the Ozone (Mozown, 1975)
- Family (1979, Buddah, 1982; re-released as Devotion, Soul Note, 1996)
- When Elephants Dream of Music (Gramavision, 1982)
- Visit with the Great Spirit (Gramavision, 1983)
- The Story of Moses (Gramavision, 1987)
- Time Stood Still (Gramavision, 1993)
- Nishoma (Grapeshot, 2000)
- (as Rakalam Bob Moses) – Father's Day B'hash (Sunnyside, 2009)
- Universal Folk Song (Ra-Kalam Records, 2012)
- Sacred Exhalations (Ra-Kalam Records, 2012)
- The Illuminated Heart (Ra-Kalam Records, 2012)
- Home in Motion (Ra-Kalam Records, 2012, recorded 1979)
As co-leader
With Compost
- Take Off Your Body (Columbia, 1971)
- Life Is Round (Columbia, 1973)
With Open Sky (Trio with David Liebman and Frank Tusa)
- Open Sky (PM, 1973)
- Spirit in the Sky (PM, 1975)
Other collaborations
- with Dave Liebman and Eddie Gómez – Spirit Renewed (1982; Owl, 1991)
- with Billy Martin – Drumming Birds (ITM, 1987)
- Plunge – Falling with Grace (1995)
- (as Rakalam Bob Moses) with Greg Burk – Ecstatic Weanderings (Jazzwerkstatt, 2011)
As sideman
With The Free Spirits (Larry Coryell)
- Out of Sight and Sound (ABC, 1967)
- Lady Coryell (Larry Coryell 1968)
With Gary Burton
- A Genuine Tong Funeral (RCA, 1967)
- Lofty Fake Anagram (RCA, 1967)
- Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (RCA, 1968)
- Ring (ECM, 1974)
- Dreams So Real (ECM, 1975)
With David Friesen
- Waterfall Rainbow (Inner City, 1977)
With Hal Galper
- Speak with a Single Voice (Enja, 1978)
- Redux 1978 (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- Children of the Night (1978, Double Time, 1997)
With Mike Gibbs
- Mike Gibbs Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (Bronze, 1975)
With the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
With Darius Jones
- Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009)
With Steve Kuhn
- Motility (ECM, 1977)
- Non-Fiction (ECM, 1978)
- Playground with Sheila Jordan (ECM, 1979)
- Last Year's Waltz (ECM, 1981)
With Brian Landrus
- Everlasting (2008, CIMP, 2011)
With Pat Metheny
- Bright Size Life (ECM, 1976)
With Tisziji Muñoz
- Visiting This Planet (Anami Music, 1980's)
- Hearing Voices (Anami Music, 1980's)
- Love Everlasting (Amulet, 1987)
- Live! At Page Hall (Anami Music, 1993)
- Live Again! At Page Hall with Dave Liebman (Anami Music, 1994)
- Live Again! At Page Hall with Nick Brignola (Anami Music, 1994)
- Spirit Man (Anami Music, 1995)
- Death Is A Friend Of Mine (Anami Music, 1996)
- Alpha-Nebula: The Prophecies (Anami Music, 1997)
- Tisziji Muñoz Live! Great Sacrifice (Maha-Yajna) (Anami Music, 1999)
- Love At First Sound (Anami Music, 2005)
- Love Always: Spirit of the Ancient Masters (Anami Music, 2007)
- Incomprehensibly Gone (Anami Music, 2013)
- Beauty As Beauty (Anami Music, 2013)
- Beauty As Ugly (Anami Music, 2013)
- Ugly As Ugliest (Anami Music, 2013)
- Heart to Heart (Anami Music, 2013)
- Free Freedom (Anami Music, 2013)
- Omega Nebula: The Afterlife (Anami Music, 2014)
- Parasamgate Nebula: The Death of Death (Anami Music, 2014)
- Mountain Peak (Anami Music, 2014)
- Let The Sound Go Forth (Anami Music, 2014)
- Healing Waters (Anami Music, 2014)
- Taking You Out There! Live (Anami Music, 2014)
- Realization of Paradox: Melting the Mind of Logic (Anami Music, 2014)
- Heart Trance Revelation (Anami Music, 2014)
- The Anniversary Concert DVD (Anami Music, 2014)
- Maha Shiva: The Razor's Healing Edge (Anami Music, 2014)
- Sacred Function (Anami Music, 2014)
- The Paradox of Independence (Anami Music, 2014)
- Songs of Soundlessness (Anami Music, 2015)
- Genius Awakening (Anami Music, 2015)
- Spirit First and Last (Anami Music, 2015)
- The Paradox of Perfection (Anami Music, 2015)
- The Paradox of Completion (Anami Music, 2015)
- Alpha Nebula Expanded: The Monster Peace (Anami Music, 2015)
With Steve Swallow
- Home (ECM, 1979)
References
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