Biography
Rashied Ali Quartet
Effective period / Period of releases: 1973 - 1976
Members: Rashied Ali, Carlos Ward, Greg Tardy, Stafford James, Fred Simmons, Omer Avital, James Hurt
Ali, who replaced Elvin Jones in John Coltrane's band, formed this quartet after Coltrane's death. On this session Fred Simmons was standing in for the regular pianist, Don Pullen. The style of musically carried on from where Coltrane left off - high energy stuff, with lots of drumming and long solos.