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{{short description|American jazz drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
'''Ra-Kalam Bob Moses''' (b. Jan. 28, 1948) is an American ] drummer born in ].
{{for|the electronic duo|Bob Moses (band)}}
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| name = Bob Moses
| image = Ra_Kalam_Portugal_2.jpg
| alias = Ra-Kalam Bob Moses
| birth_name = Robert Laurence Moses
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|1|28}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| genre = ], ]
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Drums
| years_active = 1964–present
| label = ]
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'''Bob Moses''' (born January 28, 1948)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=]|editor=]|publisher=]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1761}}</ref> is an American ] drummer.
Moses played with ] in 1964-65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966 he and ] formed ], a ] ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in ]'s quartet. He also recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with ]/], ], ], ], ], ], ]/] (from 1979 to 1982), ], and ] (from 1983 to 1984). In the early 1970s he was a member of ] with ], ], ] and ].


== Biography ==
His first session as a leader was in 1975; his releases for ] in the 1980s were critically acclaimed.
He was born in ], United States.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Moses played with ] in 1964–65 while he was still a teenager.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In 1966, he and ] formed ], a ] ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in ]'s quartet, including drumming for the Grammy-nominated album '']''.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He played on the landmark 1967 Burton album '']'', but due to creative disputes with the album's composer ] the drummer was credited as "Lonesome Dragon".<ref>Ethan Iverson, , The New Yorker, May 13, 2018</ref> Moses and Bley would later reconcile and he became a vocal booster for her music.


Moses recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with ]/Open Sky, ], ], ], ], ], ]/] (from 1979 to 1982), ], and ] (from 1983 to 1984).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In the early 1970s he was a member of ] with ], ], ] and ].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>
Moses currently performs alongside ], ], and ] with noted guitarist ] and teaches at ].


His first release as a leader was 1968's ''Love Animal''. His second release was 1973's ''Bittersuite in the Ozone''. His records for ] in the 1980s were critically acclaimed.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>
==Discography==

He is the author of the drum method book ''Drum Wisdom''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Moses |first1=Bob |last2=Mattingly |first2=Rick |date=1984 |title=Drum Wisdom |publisher=Modern Drummer}}</ref>

Moses performs alongside ], ], ], ], and ] with guitarist ] and teaches at ].

In 2022, he recorded a trio album with the Norwegian bassist ] and Slovenian guitarist ] entitled ''Pure and Simple''.

== Discography ==
===As leader=== ===As leader===
*''Love Animal'' (1968, Amulet, 2003) * ''Bittersuite in the Ozone'' (Mozown, 1975)
* ''Tributaries'' with Richard Sussman, Andy LaVerne (Inner City, 1979)
*''Bittersuite in the Ozone'' (Mozown, 1975)
* ''Family'' (Sutra, 1980)
*''Family'' (1979, Buddah, 1982; re-released as ''Devotion'', ], 1996)
*''When Elephants Dream of Music'' (], 1982) * ''When Elephants Dream of Music'' (Gramavision, 1983)
*''Visit with the Great Spirit'' (Gramavision, 1983) * ''Visit with the Great Spirit'' (Gramavision, 1984)
*''The Story of Moses'' (Gramavision, 1987) * ''The Story of Moses'' (Gramavision, 1987)
* ''Drumming Birds'' with Billy Martin (ITM, 1987)
*''Time Stood Still'' (Gramavision, 1993)
*''Nishoma'' (Grapeshot, 2000) * ''Wheels of Colored Light'' (Open Minds, 1992)
* ''Time Stood Still'' (Gramavision, 1994)
*(as Rakalam Bob Moses) – ''Father's Day B'hash'' (], 2009)
* ''Devotion'' (Soul Note, 1996)
*''Universal Folk Song'' (, 2012)
* ''Love Everlasting'' with ] (Amulet, 1999)
*''Sacred Exhalations'' (, 2012)
* ''Nishoma'' (Grapeshot, 2000)
*''The Illuminated Heart'' (, 2012)
* ''Love Animal'' (Amulet, 2003)
* ''Meditation On Grace'' with Michel Lambert (FMR, 2008)
* ''Father's Day B'hash'' (Sunnyside, 2009)
* ''The Illuminated Heart'' (Ra-Kalam, 2012)
* ''Ecstatic Weanderings'' with Greg Burk (Jazzwerkstatt, 2012)
* ''Ultra Minor'' with ] (FreeNote, 2018)


===As co-leader===
'''With ]''' '''With ]'''
*'']'' (], 1971) * '']'' (], 1971)
*''Life Is Round'' (], 1973) * ''Life Is Round'' (], 1973)

'''With Open Sky''' (Trio with ] and Frank Tusa)
''']'''
*''Open Sky'' (PM, 1973)
*''Spirit in the Sky'' (PM, 1975) * '']'' (ABC, 1967)
* ''Live at the Scene'' (Sunbeam, 2011) – live
'''Other collaborations'''
*with Dave Liebman and ] – ''Spirit Renewed'' (1982; Owl, 1991)
*with ] – ''Drumming Birds'' (ITM, 1987)
*Plunge – ''Falling with Grace'' (1995)
*(as Rakalam Bob Moses) with Greg Burk – ''Ecstatic Weanderings'' (Jazzwerkstatt, 2011)


===As sideman=== ===As sideman===
'''With ] (])'''
*''Out of Sight and Sound'' (], 1967)
'''With ]''' '''With ]'''
*'']'' (RCA, 1967) * '']'' (RCA, 1967)
*'']'' (RCA, 1967) * '']'' (RCA, 1968)
*'']'' (RCA, 1968) * '']'' (RCA, 1968)
*'']'' (], 1974) * '']'' (], 1974)
*'']'' (ECM, 1975) * '']'' (ECM, 1976)

'''With ]'''
'''With ]'''
*''Waterfall Rainbow'' (Inner City, 1977)
* ''In the Public Interest'' (Polydor, 1974)
'''With ]'''
* ''Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra'' (Bronze, 1975)
*''Speak with a Single Voice'' (], 1978)
* ''Big Music'' (Venture, 1988)
*''Redux 1978'' (], 1991)
*''Children of the Night'' (1978, Double Time, 1997) * ''By the Way'' (Ah Um, 1993)

'''With ]'''
*''Mike Gibbs Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra'' (Bronze, 1975)
'''With the ] Concert Jazz Band'''
*'']'' (ECM, 1983)
*''Happening Now!'' (], 1987)
'''With ]''' '''With ]'''
*'']'' (ECM, 1977) * '']'' (ECM, 1977)
*'']'' (ECM, 1978) * '']'' (ECM, 1978)
*'']'' with ] (ECM, 1979) * '']'' (ECM, 1980)
*'']'' (ECM, 1981) * '']'' (ECM, 1982)

'''With ]'''
'''With ]'''
*''Everlasting'' (2008, ], 2011)
'''With ]''' * '']'' (ECM, 1975)
*'']'' (ECM, 1976) * ''Homage to John Coltrane'' (Owl, 1987)
* ''Spirit Renewed'' (Owl, 1991)

'''With ]'''
* ''Tomorrow Never Knows'' (Vortex, 1968)
* ''Count's Rock Band'' (Vortex, 1969)
* ''The Lord's Prayer'' (Vortex, 1969)

'''With ]''' '''With ]'''
*''Visiting This Planet'' (1980s, Anami Music, ?) * ''The Paradox of Independence'' (Anami Music, 2014)
* ''When Coltrane Calls! Session 3: Living Immortality'' (Anami Music, 2015)
*''Love Everlasting'' (Amulet, 1987)
*''Spirit Man'' (Anami Music, 1995) * ''Scream of Ensoundment'' (Anami Music, 2017)

*''Death Is a Friend of Mine'' (Anami Music, 1996)
'''With others'''
*''Alpha-Nebula: The Prophecies'' (Anami Music, 1997)
* ], '']'' (Limelight, 1965)
*''Tisziji Muñoz Live! Great Sacrifice (Maha-Yajna)'' (Anami Music, 1999)
* ], '']'' (Vanguard, 1968)
*''Love at First Sound'' (Anami Music, 2004)
* ], ''Crosscurrents'' (Cotillion, 1969)
*''Beauty as Beauty'' (Anami Music, 2008)
* ], ''Hino's Journey to Air'' (Love 1970)
'''With ]'''
*'']'' (ECM, 1979) * ], '']'' (Ampex, 1970)
* ], '']'' (Milestone, 1971)
* ], ''Ballet-Symphony No 5, Symphony No. 6 The Music of Gunter Hampel'' (1971)
* ], '']'' (ECM, 1976)
* ], ''Waterfall Rainbow'' (Inner City, 1977)
* ], ''Pure As Rain'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977)
* Roland Kirk, '']'' (Mercury, 1977)
* ], ''Satanic'' (Inner City, 1977)
* Ernie Krivda, ''The Alchemist'' (Inner City, 1978)
* ], '']'' (Enja, 1978)
* ], ''Speak with a Single Voice'' (Century, 1979)
* ], '']'' (ECM, 1980)
* ], ''ABC'' (Union Jazz, 1982)
* ], '']'' (ECM, 1984)
* ], '']'' (Concord Jazz, 1984)
* Emily Remler, '']'' (Concord Jazz, 1985)
* ], ''Sweet Remembrance'' (Gramavision, 1987)
* George Gruntz, ''Happening Now!'' (hat ART 1988)
* ], ''Torsten De Winkel Acoustic Quartet'' (Hot Wire, 1991)
* Hal Galper, ''Redux '78'' (Concord Jazz, 1991)
* Torsten de Winkel, ''Tribute: Talking to the Spirits'' (Hot Wire, 1993)
* ], ''The Battle for Space'' (Matador, 1995)
* Paul Bley, ''Circles'' (Milestone, 2004)
* ], ''Forward'' (Cadence, 2009)
* ], '']'' (AUM Fidelity, 2009)
* Brian Landrus, ''Everlasting'' (CIMP, 2011)
* ], ''Ikonostasis'' (Ozella, 2017)
* Bukky Leo, ''Spaceships Over Africa'' (Ra Kalam Records, 2017)
* ] & Henry Kaiser, ''Astral Plane Crash'' (Balance Point, 2018)
* ], Damon Smith, ''Life's Intense Mystery'' (]/Monofonus 2019)
* ], ''More Requia'' (Metalanguage, 2019)
* ], ] & Ra Kalam Bob Moses, ''Pure and Simple'' (Samo Records, 2022)
* Samo Salamon, Vasil Hadžimanov & Ra Kalam Bob Moses, ''Dances of Freedom'' (Samo Records, 2024)


==References== ==References==
;Footnotes
*], at ]
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;General references
* ], at ]

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Bob Moses
Background information
Birth nameRobert Laurence Moses
Also known asRa-Kalam Bob Moses
Born (1948-01-28) January 28, 1948 (age 76)
New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1964–present
LabelsGramavision
Musical artist

Bob Moses (born January 28, 1948) is an American jazz drummer.

Biography

He was born in New York, United States. Moses played with Roland Kirk in 1964–65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966, he and Larry Coryell formed The Free Spirits, a jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in Gary Burton's quartet, including drumming for the Grammy-nominated album Gary Burton Quartet in Concert. He played on the landmark 1967 Burton album A Genuine Tong Funeral, but due to creative disputes with the album's composer Carla Bley the drummer was credited as "Lonesome Dragon". Moses and Bley would later reconcile and he became a vocal booster for her music.

Moses recorded with Burton in the 1970s, in addition to work with Dave Liebman/Open Sky, Pat Metheny, Mike Gibbs, Hal Galper, Gil Goldstein, Steve Swallow, Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan (from 1979 to 1982), George Gruntz, and Emily Remler (from 1983 to 1984). In the early 1970s he was a member of Compost with Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette.

His first release as a leader was 1968's Love Animal. His second release was 1973's Bittersuite in the Ozone. His records for Gramavision in the 1980s were critically acclaimed.

He is the author of the drum method book Drum Wisdom.

Moses performs alongside John Lockwood, Damon Smith, Jaap Blonk, Don Pate, and John Medeski with guitarist Tisziji Muñoz and teaches at New England Conservatory.

In 2022, he recorded a trio album with the Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen and Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon entitled Pure and Simple.

Discography

As leader

  • Bittersuite in the Ozone (Mozown, 1975)
  • Tributaries with Richard Sussman, Andy LaVerne (Inner City, 1979)
  • Family (Sutra, 1980)
  • When Elephants Dream of Music (Gramavision, 1983)
  • Visit with the Great Spirit (Gramavision, 1984)
  • The Story of Moses (Gramavision, 1987)
  • Drumming Birds with Billy Martin (ITM, 1987)
  • Wheels of Colored Light (Open Minds, 1992)
  • Time Stood Still (Gramavision, 1994)
  • Devotion (Soul Note, 1996)
  • Love Everlasting with Tisziji Muñoz (Amulet, 1999)
  • Nishoma (Grapeshot, 2000)
  • Love Animal (Amulet, 2003)
  • Meditation On Grace with Michel Lambert (FMR, 2008)
  • Father's Day B'hash (Sunnyside, 2009)
  • The Illuminated Heart (Ra-Kalam, 2012)
  • Ecstatic Weanderings with Greg Burk (Jazzwerkstatt, 2012)
  • Ultra Minor with Jon Catler (FreeNote, 2018)

With Compost

The Free Spirits

As sideman

With Gary Burton

With Michael Gibbs

  • In the Public Interest (Polydor, 1974)
  • Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (Bronze, 1975)
  • Big Music (Venture, 1988)
  • By the Way (Ah Um, 1993)

With Steve Kuhn

With Dave Liebman

  • Drum Ode (ECM, 1975)
  • Homage to John Coltrane (Owl, 1987)
  • Spirit Renewed (Owl, 1991)

With Steve Marcus

  • Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex, 1968)
  • Count's Rock Band (Vortex, 1969)
  • The Lord's Prayer (Vortex, 1969)

With Tisziji Muñoz

  • The Paradox of Independence (Anami Music, 2014)
  • When Coltrane Calls! Session 3: Living Immortality (Anami Music, 2015)
  • Scream of Ensoundment (Anami Music, 2017)

With others

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1761. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. Ethan Iverson, A Lifetime of Carla Bley, The New Yorker, May 13, 2018
  3. Moses, Bob; Mattingly, Rick (1984). Drum Wisdom. Modern Drummer.
General references
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