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Rashied Ali Quintet
Rashied Ali Quintet: No One In Particular
by Glenn Astarita
Many of us might ordinarily surmise that a recording by famed modern jazz drummer Rashied Ali would reside within the free jazz spectrum of things. However, Ali and his quintet opts for the mainstream, post-Bop realm on this 2001 release, which presents the listener with a session recorded at a New York City studio in 1992. Interestingly enough, Ali utilizes the talents of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, and a then young bassist Matthew Garrison, who has since enjoyed prominence performing with ...
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The Cinarae Group
"The Coltrane/Ali association began a musical odyssey whose reverberations are still felt in music today." --Bigmagic.com
Rashied Ali turned the drum kit into a multi-rhythmic, polytonal propellant, helping fuel Coltrane's flights of free jazz fancy." And the beat goes on! A student of Philly Joe Jones and Blakey admirer, Rashied Ali developed the style known as free jazz drumming." He has performed and recorded with such kindred free spirits as Archie Shepp, Paul Bley, Albert Ayler, Gary Bartz with his ...
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