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James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), [2] known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality. [1] He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. [1]
Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume , previously played and toured with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. [ 1 ]
The post Musician-songwriter James Mtume dead at 76 appeared first on TheGrio. Legendary musician, producer, percussionist and songwriter James Mtume died this weekend, less than a week after he ...
James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at ...
Agee sang on James Mtume's second studio album, Rebirth Cycle (1977), and on the Mtume album, Kiss This World Goodbye (1978), which features "The Closer I Get to You" (originally sung by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway on Flack's 1977 album, Blue Lights in the Basement), and continued with the band on their 1980 follow-up, In Search of the Rainbow Seekers ("Mrs. Sippi," "Give It On Up (If You ...
Born into a jazz family, Mtume payed in Miles Davis' electric band before becoming a Grammy-winning R&B songwriter and producer. James Mtume, musician and producer famously sampled by Notorious B ...
Early in his career, Lucas was an R&B and jazz guitarist, playing with Billy Paul in the early 1970s and then with Miles Davis from 1972 to 1976. [5] It was in Davis' electric band (one that included Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson and Al Foster) that Lucas met percussionist James Mtume, who would later become his production partner.
James Mtume, legendary jazz musician who formed R&B group Mtume, has died. Mtume was best known for his Notorious B.I.G.-sampled hit "Juicy Fruit."