Foley (musician)
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Music career
Foley was born in Columbus, Ohio. Growing up he listened to Sly and the Family Stone, and after his mother bought him a bass (at age 12) he started playing with local bands. In 1987, he had a phone conversation with Marcus Miller, then Miles Davis's bass player, and afterward sent him a tape of his music. Weeks later he got a call from Davis, who'd heard the tape and asked Foley to send him a copy: Miles Davis was looking for a guitarist, but at that time Foley had been working on getting his bass to sound like a guitar. By May 1987 Foley was touring with Davis, and played with him until the fall of 1991.[2]
According to author George Cole, Davis gave Foley advice late in Foley's tenure with his band that changed the bassist's musical approach:Template:Quotation
In 1993 he played a lead bass solo on Mint Condition's R&B Top 40 hit "So Fine" and the interlude track "Gumbo" from their album From the Mint Factory.
In 1993, during his time at Motown, Foley released 7 Years Ago...Directions in Smart-Alec Music. The album included "If It's Positive".[3]
The Cité de la Musique showed a Miles Davis exhibition from October 16, 2009, to January 17, 2010, that included Foley's "lead bass".
Technique
Foley tuned his bass nearly an octave higher than a standard bass guitar using piccolo bass strings and processed it through various effects, allowing him to sound like a lead guitarist.[4]
Discography
As leader
- 7 Years Ago ... Directions In Smart-Alec Music (MoJazz, 1993)
- Smart Alec Music? (SmartAlecRECORDS 1997)[5]
- Life without Dat Vol.1 (SmartAlecRECORDS, 2001)[6]
- IN My Life (SmartAlecRECORDS, 2002)[7]
- Tryin Mai Nerves (Single) (SmartAlecRECORDS, 2004)[8]
- The Lost Sessions: LA (SmartAlecRECORDS, 2017)[9]
As sideman
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With George Clinton
With Miles Davis
With Paolo Rustichelli With Keith Staten
With Lenny White
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With others
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As an engineer
With Vanessa Williams
- The Comfort Zone (Wing, 1991)[14]
References
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- ↑ Franck Bergerot: Miles Davis de A à Z. Castor Music 2012, p. 140f.
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- ↑ "If It's Positive" music video on YouTube
- ↑ Cole, George. "Miles's Musician Profiles: Foley," The Last Miles, 2005. Last accessed March 6, 2006.
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External links
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- Miles Davis
- American jazz bass guitarists
- American male bass guitarists
- Living people
- Musicians from Columbus, Ohio
- Guitarists from Ohio
- American male guitarists
- American male jazz musicians
- African-American guitarists
- 1962 births