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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 Jr. , and ...
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...
Mar 7, 2018 · Jon Michaud writes about a new book about Van Morrison, which takes up the masterpiece “Astral Weeks” and unearths the largely forgotten context from which it emerged.
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.
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.
Sep 9, 2023 · He was best known for his jazz work. But he was also heard on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” and with orchestras conducted by Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.
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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...
