American jazz musician (1936–1991)
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Beaver Harris
Birth name William Godvin Harris Born April 20, 1936 Died December 22, 1991 (aged 55) Genres Jazz Instruments Drums Show more
William Godvin "Beaver " Harris (April 20, 1936 – December 22, 1991)[ 1] jazz drummer who worked extensively with Archie Shepp .[ 2]
Harris was born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . Coming from an athletic family, he played baseball as a teenager for the Kansas City Monarchs (then part of the Negro American League ) and was scouted by the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants .[ 3]
After serving in the United States Army , Harris began playing drums. In 1963, he moved to New York City and was encouraged to pursue a musical career by Max Roach . While in New York, he worked and/or toured with Marion Brown , Dexter Gordon , Albert Ayler , Joe Henderson , Freddie Hubbard , Clifford Jordan , Howard Johnson , Sheila Jordan , Lee Konitz , Thelonious Monk , Roswell Rudd , Sonny Rollins , McCoy Tyner ,[ 3] Sonny Stitt , Clark Terry , Chet Baker , Doc Cheatham and Larry Coryell among other musicians.[ 1]
In addition, Harris founded a "world music" band and called it the 360 Degree Music Experience . The band included some of the most significant artists of the time, including Buster Williams , Hamiet Bluiett , Don Pullen , Jimmy Garrison , Ron Carter , Ricky Ford , and many others.
Harris and his wife, Glo Harris, had three children. Harris died of prostate cancer in New York at the age of 55.[ 4]
From Rag Time to No Time (360, 1975)In: Sanity Black Saint , 1976)African Drums (Owl, 1978)Beautiful Africa (Soul Note, 1979)Safe (Red, 1980)Negcaumongus (Cadence, 1981)Live at Nyon (Cadence, 1981)A Well Kept Secret (Shemp, 1984)Beaver Is My Name (Timeless, 1987)Thank You for Your Ears (Dizim, 1998)With Albert Ayler
With Marion Brown
With Roswell Rudd
With Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco Mama Too Tight The Magic of Ju-Ju Life at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (SABA, 1967)The Way Ahead Three for a Quarter One for a Dime (Impulse!, 1969)One for the Trane (Polydor, 1969)For Losers Things Have Got to Change Attica Blues The Cry of My People A Sea of Faces There's a Trumpet in My Soul Montreux One Montreux Two Jazz a Confronto 27 À Massy - U-Jaama "Unité" (Uniteledis, 1976)Body and Soul Steam With others
Chet Baker and Lee Konitz , In Concert Gato Barbieri , The Third World Larry Coryell , Toku Do Larry Coryell, Major Jazz Minor Blues (32 Jazz, 1998)
Charles Greenlee , I Know About the Life (Baystate, 1977)Vincent Herring , American Experience Stafford James , Jazz a Confronto 26 (Horo, 1976)Jazz Composer's Orchestra , The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Sheila Jordan , Confirmation Karin Krog , Archie Shepp , Hi-Fly Steve Lacy , Trickles Ken McIntyre , Chasing the Sun Grachan Moncur III , Echoes of Prayer Massimo Urbani , 360º Aeutopia (Red, 1979)The Blue Humans , Live – N.Y. 1980 (Audible Hiss, 1995)
^ a b Larkin, Colin , ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Guinness Publishing . p. 1088. ISBN 0-85112-939-0 ^ "Beaver Harris Biography, Songs, & Albums" . AllMusic Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .^ a b Pareles, Jon. "Beaver Harris, 55, A Leading Drummer in Jazz Ensembles" Archived 2020-04-20 at the Wayback Machine . The New York Times ^ "Beaver Harris / April 20, 1936 - Dec 22, 1991" . Peaceandrhythm.com . 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
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