Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson was an American free jazz and avant-garde drummer who was best known for performing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life.
Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali in a duo with Billy Bang at the Koncept Cultural Gallery, Oakland, California, July 26, 1991
John William Coltrane was an African-American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Coltrane in 1963
Coltrane icon at St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church
Coltrane's first recordings were made when he was a sailor.
Coltrane in Amsterdam, 1961