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Bill Summers | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 27, 1948 Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Latin jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Conga |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Prestige, MCA |
Bill Summers (born June 27, 1948) is an American, New Orleans based Afro-Cuban jazz/Latin jazz percussionist, a multi-instrumentalist who plays primarily on conga drums.
In the 1970s, he founded Bill Summers & Summers Heat together with Bo Freeman, Calvin Tillery, Carla Vaughn, Claytoven Richardson, Earl Freeman, Freddie Washington, George Spencer, Hadley Caliman, James Levi, Jeff Lewis, Larry Batiste, Leo Miller, Lori Ham, Michael Sasaki, Munyungo Jackson, Paul Van Wageningen, Ray Obiedo, Rodney Franklin, Scott Roberts and Tom Poole. The group produced 7 albums between 1977 and 1983 :
During the 1990s, Summers played with Los Hombres Calientes along with co-leader of the group, trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and Jason Marsalis. [1] However, Summers has a much longer musical career, often working behind the scenes on film scores for various movies such as The Color Purple and the television miniseries Roots with Quincy Jones. [1] He also played with Herbie Hancock during The Headhunters years, and is mentioned in passing by the liner notes of The Headhunters' 2003 release Evolution Revolution as contributing to that recording. [2] His former wife is Yvette Bostic-Summers, who often sings on Los Hombres' albums. [2]
With Terry Garthwaite
With Johnny Hammond
With Herbie Hancock
With The Headhunters
With Eddie Henderson
With Quincy Jones
With Sonny Rollins
With Patrice Rushen
With Vinx
With others
| Year | Title | Chart Positions [3] | |
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| U.S. Black Singles | U.S. Disco Singles | ||
| 1977 | "Come into My Life" | No. 84 | - |
| 1979 | "Straight to the Bank" | No. 45 | No. 34 |
| 1981 | "Call It What You Want" | No. 16 | No. 21 |
| 1982 | "At the Concert" | No. 38 | - |
| 1983 | "It's Over" | No. 63 | - |
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