Malachi Favors
Malachi Favors | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 22, 1927 Lexington, Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 2004(aged 76) Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Years active | 1950–2000 |
Malachi Favors(August 22, 1927[1]– January 30, 2004)[2]was an American jazz bassist who played with theArt Ensemble of Chicago.
Biography[edit]
"Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his generation".[3]Most reference works give his year of birth of 1937, but, following his death, his daughter stated that it was 1927.[4]
Favors primarily played thedouble bass,but also played theelectric bass guitar,banjo,zither,gong,and other instruments.[5]He began playingdouble bassat the age of 15 and began performing professionally upon graduating from high school.[1]Early performances included work withDizzy GillespieandFreddie Hubbard.[1]By 1965, he was a founder of theAssociation for the Advancement of Creative Musiciansand a member ofMuhal Richard Abrams' Experimental Band.[5]
At some point he added the word "Maghostut" to his name and because of this he is commonly listed as "Malachi Favors Maghostut".[5]Musically he is most associated withbebop,hard bop,and particularlyfree jazz.[6]
Favors was a protégé of Chicago bassistWilbur Ware.His first known recording was a 1953 session with tenor saxophonistPaul Bascomb.He made an LP with Chicago pianistAndrew Hill(1959). Favors began working withRoscoe Mitchellin 1966; this group eventually became theArt Ensemble of Chicago.Favors also worked outside the group, with artists includingSunny Murray,Archie Shepp,andDewey Redman.[1]
Prominent records includeNatural & Spiritual(solo bass, 1978)[1]andSightsong(duets with Muhal Richard Abrams, 1975).[1]In 1994 he played withRoman Bunka(Oud) at Berlin Jazz Fest and recorded the 'German Critics Poll Winner' album,Color Me Cairo.
Favors died from pancreatic cancer in January 2004, at the age of 76.[1]
Discography[edit]
As leader or co-leader[edit]
- Natural & Spiritual(AECO,1978)
- 2 x 4(Southport, 1999) withTatsu Aoki
- Live at Last(Rogueart, 2006)
WithArt Ensemble of Chicago[edit]
As sideman[edit]
WithAhmed Abdullah
- Liquid Magic(Silkheart, 1987)
WithFred Anderson
- Black Horn Long Gone(Southport, 1993)
WithCharles Brackeen
- Bannar(Silkheart, 1987)
With Bright Moments:Joseph Jarman,Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre,Kahil El'Zabarand Adegoke Steve Colson
- Return of the Lost Tribe(Delmark, 1998)
WithRoman Bunka
- Color Me Cairo(Enja, 1995)
WithKahil El'Zabar
- Sacred Love(Sound Aspects, 1985)
- Another Kind of Groove(Sound Aspects, 1986)
- The Ancestors Are Amongst Us(Katalyst Entertainment, 1987)
- Alika Rising at Leverkusener Jazztage(Sound Aspects, 1989)
- Renaissance of the Resistance(Delmark, 1993)
- Big Cliff(Delmark, 1994)
- Jitterbug Junction(CIMP, 1997)
- Conversations(Delmark, 1999) withArchie Shepp
- Africa N'Da Blues(Delmark, 1999) featuringPharoah Sanders
WithDennis González
WithAndrew Hill
- So in Love(Warwick, 1960)
WithMaurice McIntyre
- Humility in the Light of the Creator(Delmark, 1969)
WithRoscoe Mitchell
- Before There Was Sound(Nessa, 1965; issued 2011)
- Nonaah(Nessa, 1977)
- The Flow of Things(Black Saint, 1986)
- Hey Donald(Delmark, 1995)
- The Day and the Night(Dizim, 1997)
WithSunny Murray
- Sunshine(BYG, 1969)
- Homage to Africa(BYG, 1969)
- An Even Break (Never Give a Sucker)(BYG, 1970)
- Live at Moers Festival(Moers Music, 1979)
WithDewey Redman
- Tarik(BYG, 1969)
WithArchie Shepp
- Blasé(BYG, 1969)
WithAlan Silva
- Luna Surface(BYG, 1969)
- Seasons(BYG, 1971)
WithWadada Leo Smith
- Reflectativity(Tzadik, 2000)
- Golden Quartet(Tzadik, 2000)
- The Year of the Elephant(Pi, 2002)
References[edit]
- ^abcdefg"Malachi Favors | Biography & History".AllMusic.RetrievedJuly 27,2021.
- ^"Obituary: Malachi Favors".The Guardian.11 February 2004.RetrievedJuly 27,2021.
- ^Lewis, George E.(2008).A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music.University of Chicago Press.p.488.ISBN9780226476957.
- ^Carlson, Russell (February 4, 2002)."Malachi Favors Dies".JazzTimes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2018.
- ^abcColin Larkin,ed. (1992).The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz(First ed.).Guinness Publishing.p. 143/4.ISBN0-85112-580-8.
- ^"Malachi Favors".Artensembleofchicago.com.RetrievedJuly 27,2021.
External links[edit]
- "A Fireside Chat with Malachi Favors",JazzWeekly.com
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- American jazz bass guitarists
- American male bass guitarists
- American jazz double-bassists
- American male double-bassists
- 1927 births
- 2004 deaths
- Art Ensemble of Chicago members
- Jazz musicians from Illinois
- Guitarists from Mississippi
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Illinois
- People from Lexington, Mississippi
- 20th-century American bass guitarists
- Guitarists from Chicago
- Jazz musicians from Mississippi
- 20th-century double-bassists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians