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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milfordgraves.com, Wikipedia, imdb.com, Bandcamp

In Groups:

Albert Ayler Quintet, Lowell Davidson Trio, New York Art Quartet, Paul Bley Quintet, The Giuseppi Logan Quartet, ~~The Jazz Composer's Orchestra~~

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Albums
	1015		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		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		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		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		Milford Graves	Bäbi (Album)	IPS (2)	IPS ST004	US	1977	Sell This Version
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	MKF 1021		Milford Graves	Meditation Among Us (Album)	Kitty Records	MKF 1021	Japan	1977	Sell This Version
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	SN 1078		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		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		Milford Graves	Grand Unification ‎(CD, Album)	Tzadik	TZ 7030	US	1998	Sell This Version
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	TZ 7062		Milford Graves	Stories ‎(CD, Album)	Tzadik	TZ 7062	US	2000	Sell This Version
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	TZ 5002		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		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		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		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		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		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		Graves* / Moran*	Graves* / Moran* - Live At Big Ears ‎(11xFile, FLAC)	Yes Records (8)	none		2021
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	none		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		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		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		Bill Laswell, Milford Graves	Bill Laswell, Milford Graves - Redemption	Not On Label (Bill Laswell Self-released)	none	US	2022