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Don Alias

New York City, United States

Don Alias is credited on 1,242 releases across 323 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,242

Pressings credited

323

Albums

7

Decades active

490

In collections

Biography

Charles "Don" Alias (ah-LIE-ahs; December 25, 1939 – March 28, 2006) was an American jazz percussionist. Alias was best known for playing congas and other hand drums. He was also a capable drum kit performer. He played drums on the song "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" from trumpeter Miles Davis's album Bitches Brew (1969), when neither Lenny White nor Jack DeJohnette was able to play the marching band-inspired rhythm requested by Davis. He also played drums and percussion on the Joni Mitchell live album Shadows and Light. Alias performed on hundreds of recordings and was best known for his associations with Miles Davis and saxophonist David Sanborn. He also performed and recorded with artists such as Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, the Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Nina Simone, and many others.

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1,242 releases · 323 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Performance · 2,606
  • Other credits · 330
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: Camp Colomby · Columbia Recording Studios · Power Station · Devonshire Studios

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