Don Alias (1939–2006) — Percussion, Congas. Played on Bitches Brew, Black Market, Jaco Pastorius. Worked with Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Jaco Pastorius.
Percussionist on Miles Davis's electric records; brought Afro-Latin rhythms to the Bitches Brew sessions.
Don Alias's albums
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis · 1970
New York percussionist Don AliasDon Aliasドン・エイリアス joined the Bitches BrewBitches BrewMiles Davis · 1970 sessions and, when neither Lenny White nor Jack DeJohnette could deliver the marching-band feel Miles wanted, sat behind the kit to record 'Miles Runs the Voodoo Down'.
Don AliasDon Aliasドン・エイリアス played congas on Joni Mitchell's 1979 album Mingus, joining a jazz ensemble that included Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Herbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック and Peter Erskine on a record made around the time of Charles Mingus's death.
While studying in Boston, Don AliasDon Aliasドン・エイリアス met bassist Gene Perla and the two formed the trio Stone Alliance with saxophonist Steve Grossman, a fusion group blending jazz improvisation with Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
