Milford Graves

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Milford Graves
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(August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) born in Jamaica, Queens, was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist.
Graves is noteworthy for his early avant-garde contributions in the 1960s with Paul Bley, Albert Ayler, and the New York Art Quartet, and is considered to be a free jazz pioneer, liberating percussion from its timekeeping role. The composer and saxophonist John Zorn referred to Graves as "basically a 20th-century shaman.
(aged 79)
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Albums

1015 Percussion Ensemble — Milford Graves Milford Graves With Sunny Morgan* Milford Graves With Sunny Morgan* - Percussion Ensemble (Album) ESP Disk 1015 US 1965 Sell This Version
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PG-286 In Concert At Yale University — Milford Graves Don Pullen - Milford Graves Don Pullen - Milford Graves - In Concert At Yale University SRP Records (3) PG-286 US 1966 Sell This Version
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LP-290 Nommo — Milford Graves Milford Graves & Don Pullen Milford Graves & Don Pullen - Nommo (Album) SRP Records (3) LP-290 US 1967 Sell This Version
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IPS ST001 Dialogue Of The Drums — Milford Graves Andrew Cyrille \ Milford Graves Andrew Cyrille \ Milford Graves - Dialogue Of The Drums (Album) IPS (2), IPS (2) IPS ST001 US 1974 Sell This Version
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IPS ST004 Bäbi — Milford Graves Milford Graves Bäbi (Album) IPS (2) IPS ST004 US 1977 Sell This Version
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MKF 1021 Meditation Among Us — Milford Graves Milford Graves Meditation Among Us (Album) Kitty Records MKF 1021 Japan 1977 Sell This Version
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SN 1078 Pieces Of Time — Milford Graves Milford Graves, Andrew Cyrille, Kenny Clarke, Famoudou Don Moye Milford Graves, Andrew Cyrille, Kenny Clarke, Famoudou Don Moye - Pieces Of Time (Album) Soul Note SN 1078 Italy 1984 Sell This Version
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DIW-867 Real Deal — Milford Graves David Murray & Milford Graves David Murray & Milford Graves - Real Deal(CD, Album) DIW DIW-867 Japan 1992 Sell This Version
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TZ 7030 Grand Unification — Milford Graves Milford Graves Grand Unification(CD, Album) Tzadik TZ 7030 US 1998 Sell This Version
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TZ 7062 Stories — Milford Graves Milford Graves Stories(CD, Album) Tzadik TZ 7062 US 2000 Sell This Version
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TZ 5002 50² — Milford Graves Milford Graves / John Zorn Milford Graves / John Zorn - 50²(CD, Album) Tzadik TZ 5002 US 2004 Sell This Version
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TZ 7626 Beyond Quantum — Milford Graves Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves, William Parker Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves, William Parker - Beyond Quantum(CD, Album) Tzadik TZ 7626 US 2008 Sell This Version
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TUM CD 040 Space/Time • Redemption — Milford Graves Milford Graves & Bill Laswell Milford Graves & Bill Laswell - Space/Time • Redemption(CD, Album) TUM Records TUM CD 040 Finland 2014 Sell This Version
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MODDS00001 The Stone — Milford Graves Milford Graves & Bill Laswell Milford Graves & Bill Laswell - The Stone(File, MP3, Album, 320) M.O.D. Technologies MODDS00001 US 2014
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SS12 Flow States — Milford Graves Marshall Allen, Roscoe Mitchell, Milford Graves, Scott Robinson (2) Marshall Allen, Roscoe Mitchell, Milford Graves, Scott Robinson (2) - Flow States(CD, Album, Enh) ScienSonic SS12 US 2020 Sell This Version
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TUM BOX 003 Sacred Ceremonies — Milford Graves Wadada Leo Smith With Milford Graves And Bill Laswell Wadada Leo Smith With Milford Graves And Bill Laswell - Sacred Ceremonies(3xCD, Album + Box) TUM Records TUM BOX 003 Finland 2021 Sell This Version
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none Live At Big Ears — Milford Graves Graves* / Moran* Graves* / Moran* - Live At Big Ears(11xFile, FLAC) Yes Records (8) none 2021
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none Historic Music Past Tense Future — Milford Graves Brötzmann* , Graves*, Parker* Brötzmann* , Graves*, Parker* - Historic Music Past Tense Future (Album) Black Editions Archive none US 2022 Sell This Version
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BEA-002 Children Of The Forest — Milford Graves Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover Milford Graves With Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover - Children Of The Forest (Album) Black Editions Archive BEA-002 US 2023 Sell This Version
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Compilations

CvsD | CD075 The Complete Yale Concert, 1966 — Milford Graves Milford Graves / Don Pullen Milford Graves / Don Pullen - The Complete Yale Concert, 1966 (Comp) Corbett vs. Dempsey CvsD | CD075 US 2020 Sell This Version
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Miscellaneous

none Redemption — Milford Graves Bill Laswell, Milford Graves Bill Laswell, Milford Graves - Redemption Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-released) none US 2022