Jazz drummer Rashied Ali, who replaced Elvin Jones in Coltrane’s band, died on Wednesday. He was 74. The New York Times obituary is here.After his legendary free-jazz recordings with Trane, Rashied Ali collaborated with other outstanding avant-gardists such as Frank Lowe, Arthur Blythe, Joe McPhee, Peter Brötzmann, William Parker, James Blood Ulmer and Jaco Pastorius.
Click here to hear “Mars,” from the Coltrane/Ali duo album “Interstellar Space,” recorded in 1967.
In the Rolling Stone History of the Sixties, he was interviewed about John Coltrane, and it was interesting to get a very personal perspective on such a monumental figure. It's worth seeking out.
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