Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali (1933-2009), born Robert Patterson in Philadelphia, was an American free jazz drummer. In November 1965 he joined John Coltrane's group at the Village Gate as a second drummer beside Elvin Jones, and later became Coltrane's only drummer. He is best known for his playing in Coltrane's final years, above all on the duo album Interstellar Space (1967). Ali recorded Meditations (1965) and Expression with Coltrane and played on The Olatunji Concert, Coltrane's last recording. In the early 1970s he founded the label Survival Records and ran Ali's Alley, a loft club in New York.
