Tuesday, January 11, 2022

In Memoriam: James "Mtume" Forman


From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack"

Miles Davis in Norway, 1971 with Miles on trumpet, Gary Bartz, saxes, Michael Henderson, bass, Ndugu, drums, Mtume and Don Alias, percussion and Keith Jarrett, keyboards.

James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality.

He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's R&B group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit", which has been repeatedly sampled. Mtume the band also had a top-five R&B hit with the single "You, Me, and He".


As sideman

With Gato Barbieri

Under Fire (Flying Dutchman, 1971 [1973])

Bolivia (Flying Dutchman, 1973)

With Miles Davis


On the Corner (Columbia, 1972)

In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall (Columbia, 1973)

Big Fun (Columbia, 1974)

Get Up with It (Columbia, 1974)

Dark Magus (Columbia, 1974)

Agharta (Columbia, 1975)

Pangaea (Columbia, 1975)

The Complete On the Corner Sessions (Columbia, 2007)

Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 (Columbia Legacy, 2015)

With Art Farmer


Homecoming (Mainstream, 1971)

With Carlos Garnett


Black Love (Muse, 1974)

With Jimmy Heath


The Gap Sealer (Muse, 1973)

The Time and the Place (Landmark, 1974 [1994])

With Eddie Henderson


Heritage (Blue Note, 1976)

Comin' Through (Capitol, 1977)

Mahal (Capitol, 1978)

with Harold Land


A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)

With Azar Lawrence


Bridge into the New Age (Prestige, 1974)

With Lonnie Liston Smith


Astral Traveling (Flying Dutchman, 1973)

With James Spaulding


James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1977)

With McCoy Tyner


Asante (Blue Note, 1970)

Handscapes 2 (Strata-East, 1975)

With Buddy Terry


Awareness (Mainstream, 1971)

Pure Dynamite (Mainstream, 1972)As sideman

With Gato Barbieri


Under Fire (Flying Dutchman, 1971 [1973])

Bolivia (Flying Dutchman, 1973)

With Miles Davis


On the Corner (Columbia, 1972)

In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall (Columbia, 1973)

Big Fun (Columbia, 1974)

Get Up with It (Columbia, 1974)

Dark Magus (Columbia, 1974)

Agharta (Columbia, 1975)

Pangaea (Columbia, 1975)


The Complete On the Corner Sessions (Columbia, 2007)

Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 (Columbia Legacy, 2015)

With Art Farmer


Homecoming (Mainstream, 1971)

With Carlos Garnett


Black Love (Muse, 1974)

With Jimmy Heath


The Gap Sealer (Muse, 1973)

The Time and the Place (Landmark, 1974 [1994])

With Eddie Henderson


Heritage (Blue Note, 1976)

Comin' Through (Capitol, 1977)

Mahal (Capitol, 1978)

with Harold Land


A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971)

With Azar Lawrence


Bridge into the New Age (Prestige, 1974)

With Lonnie Liston Smith


Astral Traveling (Flying Dutchman, 1973)

With James Spaulding


James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1977)

With McCoy Tyner


Asante (Blue Note, 1970)

Handscapes 2 (Strata-East, 1975)

With Buddy Terry


Awareness (Mainstream, 1971)

Pure Dynamite (Mainstream, 1972)


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