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Don Alias
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Charles 'Don' Alias[1] (b. December 25, 1939 New York City; d. March 29, 2006 New York City) was an American jazz percussionist.
Alias was best known for his skill at congas and other hand drums. He was, however, a capable drum kit performer: Alias played drums on the song "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" from Bitches Brew (1969) when neither Lenny White nor Jack DeJohnette was able to capture the marching band rhythm requested by trumpeter Miles Davis.[2]
Alias performed on hundreds of recordings, and was perhaps best known for his associations with Miles Davis and saxophonist David Sanborn, though he also performed or recorded with the group Weather Report, singer Joni Mitchell, pianist Herbie Hancock, The Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius and many others.
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- ^ surname pronounced ah-LEE-ahs
- ^ see the notes for The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (1998)
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