Milford Graves
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Milford Graves, (August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist.
He was known for such albums as Nommo.
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Discography
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As leader
- 1965: Percussion Ensemble (ESP) with Sunny Morgan
- 1977: Meditation Among Us (Kitty) with Kaoru Abe, Toshinori Kondo, Mototeru Takagi, and Toshiyuki Tsuchitori
- 1977: Bäbi (IPS, reissued on Corbett Vs. Dempsey) with Arthur Doyle, Hugh Glover
- 1998: Grand Unification (Tzadik)
- 2000: Stories (Tzadik)
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As sideman
with Montego Joe
With Giuseppi Logan
- The Giuseppi Logan Quartet (ESP)
- More Giuseppi Logan (ESP)
With Paul Bley
With New York Art Quartet
With the Jazz Composer's Orchestra
With Miriam Makeba
- Makeba Sings! (RCA)
With Lowell Davidson
- The Lowell Davidson Trio (ESP)
With Don Pullen
- At Yale University (PG)
- Nommo (SRP)
With Albert Ayler
With Sonny Sharrock
With Andrew Cyrille
- Dialogue of the Drums (IPS)
With Various Artists
- New American Music Volume 1: New York Section / Composers of the 1970's (Folkways)
With Sun Ra
- Untitled Recordings (Transparency)
With Kenny Clarke/Andrew Cyrille/Famoudou Don Moye
- Pieces of Time (Soul Note)
With David Murray
- Real Deal (DIW)
With John Zorn
With Anthony Braxton & William Parker
With Bill Laswell
- Space/Time - Redemption (TUM Records)
- The Stone (Back In No Time) (M.O.D. Technologies)
With Sam Amidon
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Filmography
- The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) by Alan Roth
- River of Fundament (2014) by Matthew Barney
- Milford Graves Full Mantis (2018) by Jake Meginsky
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Bibliography
- Graves, Milford and Pullen, Don. (January 1967) "Black Music." In Liberator, 20.
- Graves, Milford. (1968) "Untitled." In The Cricket Vol. 1, 14-17.
- Graves, Milford. (1969) "Music Workshop." In The Cricket Vol. 3, 17-19.
- Graves, Milford. (1969) "Black Music: New Revolutionary Art." In Black Arts: An Anthology of Black Creations ed. Ahmed Alhamisi, 40-41. Detroit, Black Arts Publications.
- Graves, Milford. (2007) "Book of Tono-Rhythmology." In Arcana II: Musicians on Music ed. John Zorn, 110-117. New York, Hips Road.
- Graves, Milford. (2010) "Music Extensions of Infinite Dimensions." In Arcana V: Music, Magic and Mysticism ed. John Zorn, 171-186. New York, Hips Road.
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