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R&B and soul, yes; but jazz, no." For the Astral Weeks recording sessions, Merenstein first contacted veteran bassist Richard Davis. Perhaps best known for his work with Eric Dolphy , Davis essentially served as the session leader, and it was through Davis that Merenstein recruited guitarist Jay Berliner , percussionist Warren Smith ...
Sep 7, 2023 · Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics by Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy, and Andrew Hill and laid the musical foundation for Van Morrison ’s Astral Weeks, has died at...
Apr 29, 2014 · no one knew that recording would become the classic, astral weeks. RICHARD DAVIS. RICHARD DAVIS: So, I chose Jay Berliner on guitar, I chose Connie Kay on the drums and I chose Warren Smith on the vibes.
Mar 7, 2018 · Ryan H. Walsh’s new book, “ Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 ,” takes up Morrison’s sui-generis masterpiece and unearths the largely forgotten context from which it emerged.
Sep 11, 2023 · Jazz bassist Richard Davis has passed away at the age of 93, following nearly two years of hospice care. The Chicago-born musician, who began his career in 1947 at the age of 17, was best...
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Apr 3, 2018 · “Astral Weeks, insofar as it can be pinned down, is a record about people stunned by life, completely overwhelmed, stalled in their skins, their ages and selves, paralyzed by the enormity of...
Davis recorded with pop and rock musicians in the 1970s, appearing on Laura Nyro's Smile, Van Morrison's Astral Weeks (for which Davis also served as de facto bandleader during the recording sessions), and Bruce Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. and Born to Run.
