Percussion / Congas / Bongos

Don Alias

(1939–2006)

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'.

— Bitches Brew, Wikipedia, 2024

Don Alias's albums

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.

— Mingus (Joni Mitchell album), Wikipedia, 2024

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.

— Don Alias, Wikipedia, 2024