Dennis Davis was an American drummer and session musician. He is best known for work with jazz musician Roy Ayers from the 1970s to early 2000s, and English rock singer David Bowie from 1975 to 1980 o
DENNIS DAVIS
Low is the eleventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 14 January 1977 through RCA Records. The first of three collaborations with the producer Tony Visconti and the musicia
Dennis Davis
…Davis also played on three live albums recorded during that period, two of which were released after Bowie's death. The snare sound used on Bowie's Low album is considered influential on many later records. It was the result of early pitch shifting technology coupled with Davis's sensitive touch as a…
In the months before recording Low, Bowie co-wrote and produced The Idiot, Iggy Pop's (pictured in 1977) debut solo studio album. Due to the two albums featuring a similar sound, Nicholas Pegg described The Idiot as "a stepping stone between Station to Station and Low ".
"Sound and Vision" contains backing vocals from Visconti's then-wife Mary Hopkin (pictured in 1970).
Music critic Robert Christgau (pictured in 2014) initially gave Low a mixed assessment, but revised his opinion after the release of "Heroes" later that year, including Low on his list of the best albums of 1977.