Steve Davis (bassist)
Steve Davis (1929-1987) (also known by his Muslim name Sayeed (Luquman Abdul) was a jazz bassist, very active in the sixties.
In 1960, he was briefly part of the renowned John Coltrane quartet, before being replaced by Reggie Workman.[1][2] Davis recorded My Favorite Things (album) with the quartet. He also recorded as a sideperson with Chuck & Gap Mangione in Hey Baby!, and with quartet fellow (and brother in law) McCoy Tyner in the album Nights of Ballads & Blues.
Discography
With John Coltrane
- My Favorite Things (album) (Atlantic, 1961)
- Coltrane Plays the Blues (Atlantic, 1962)
With Freddie McCoy
- Spider Man (Prestige, 1965)
- Peas 'n' Rice (Prestige, 1967)
With James Moody
- Cookin' the Blues (Argo, 1961)
With Chuck & Gap MangioneHey Baby! (The Jazz Brothers) (Riverside, March, 1961)
References
- Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford/New York 1999; ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8
Notes
- ↑ John Coltrane - Live at the Jazz Gallery 1960 CD
- ↑ Lewis Porter (2000). John Coltrane: his life and music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-08643-6.
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