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'''James Mingo Lewis''' (born December 1940) is an American [[jazz]] percussionist and drummer who played with [[Santana (band)|Santana]], [[Al Di Meola]] and [[The Tubes]]. He was a band member for Di Meola's first five albums, and is credited with composition of one song on each each of the first three: Lewis composed "The Wizard" on |
'''James Mingo Lewis''' (born December 1940) is an American [[jazz]] percussionist and drummer who played with [[Santana (band)|Santana]], [[Al Di Meola]] and [[The Tubes]]. He was a band member for Di Meola's first five albums, and is credited with composition of one song on each each of the first three: Lewis composed "The Wizard" on ''Land of the Midnight Sun'', "Flight Over Rio" on ''Elegant Gypsy'', and "Chasin' The Voodoo" on ''Casino'' (retitled from his composition ''Aba Cua'' on his 1976 album ''Flight Never Ending''). For The Tubes album [[Now (The Tubes album)|Now]] Lewis wrote "God-Bird-Change", which he reprised on Di Meola's Electric Rendezvous |
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Lewis plays [[congas]], [[bongos]], [[timbales]], [[vibraslap]], [[drums]], [[Bell (instrument)|bells]], güiro, [[gong]], [[Syndrum]], [[Batá drum|bata]], [[tambourine]], [[cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]] and assorted percussion.<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web |title=Mingo Lewis |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mingo-lewis-mn0000896779/credits |website=AllMusic |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref> |
Lewis plays [[congas]], [[bongos]], [[timbales]], [[vibraslap]], [[drums]], [[Bell (instrument)|bells]], güiro, [[gong]], [[Syndrum]], [[Batá drum|bata]], [[tambourine]], [[cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]] and assorted percussion.<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web |title=Mingo Lewis |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mingo-lewis-mn0000896779/credits |website=AllMusic |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref> |
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== Selected discography == |
== Selected discography == |
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===As Band Leader=== |
===As Band Leader=== |
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* ''Flight Never Ending'' |
* ''Flight Never Ending'' (1976) |
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===As session player=== |
===As session player=== |
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* Carlos Santana - ''[[Caravanserai (album)|Caravanserai]]'' (1972) |
* Carlos Santana - ''[[Caravanserai (album)|Caravanserai]]'' (1972) |
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Mingo Lewis | |
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| Birth name | James Mingo Lewis |
| Born | December 1940 (age 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Labels | Columbia |
James Mingo Lewis (born December 1940) is an American jazz percussionist and drummer who played with Santana, Al Di Meola and The Tubes. He was a band member for Di Meola's first five albums, and is credited with composition of one song on each each of the first three: Lewis composed "The Wizard" on Land of the Midnight Sun, "Flight Over Rio" on Elegant Gypsy, and "Chasin' The Voodoo" on Casino (retitled from his composition Aba Cua on his 1976 album Flight Never Ending). For The Tubes album Now Lewis wrote "God-Bird-Change", which he reprised on Di Meola's Electric Rendezvous
Lewis plays congas, bongos, timbales, vibraslap, drums, bells, güiro, gong, Syndrum, bata, tambourine, cowbell and assorted percussion.[1]
Selected discography
As Band Leader
- Flight Never Ending (1976)
As session player
- Carlos Santana - Caravanserai (1972)
- Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (1972)
- Return To Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)
- Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
- Billy Joel - Turnstiles (1976)
- Todd Rundgren - Nearly Human (1982)
- xTc - Skylarking (1986)
With Al Di Meola
- Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)
- Elegant Gypsy (1977)
- Casino (1978)
- Splendido Hotel (1980)
- Electric Rendezvous (1982)
With The Tubes
- Now(1977)
- What Do You Want from Live (1978)
- Remote Control(1979)
References
- ^ "Mingo Lewis". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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- 20th-century American drummers
- American jazz drummers
- American jazz keyboardists
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- American male drummers
- Batá drummers
- Bongo players
- Castanets players
- Jazz musicians from New York (state)
- Living people
- Maracas players
- Percussionist stubs
- Santana (band) members
- Timbaleros
- Male jazz musicians