Jazz Greats: Rashied Ali

Rashied Ali , born Robert Patterson (July 1, 1933 – August 12, 2009)

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Free Jazz and Avant-garde Drummer, Rashied Ali was first a Pianist before becoming a Drummer that calloborated heavily with John Coltrane and others. He had membership in a Group and other ventures in his latter years. Please take a listen here and have a nice Saturday: Leo

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashied_Ali

Background information
Birth name	Robert Patterson
Born	July 1, 1933 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 12, 2009(aged 76) New York City
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1963–2009
Labels	Tzadik
Associated acts	John Coltrane, Phalanx