American guitarist and producer (born 1954)
Musical artist
William "Spaceman" Patterson is a guitarist and producer, who has collaborated with Miles Davis , James Brown and Frank Ocean .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
History
Spaceman Patterson played guitar in the live band of Melvin Van Peebles Spaceman Patterson was one of the musicians in Miles Davis' touring line-up in the 1980s.[ 4] [ 5] Ntozake Shange 's The Love Space Demands , an adaptation of some of her poetry.[ 6] [ 7] Melvin Van Peebles ' 1995 album Ghetto Gothic [ 8] Dream on Monkey Mountain presented at the Harlem School of the Arts .[ 9]
In 2008, Patterson was enlisted to produce a hip hop album for Bill Cosby .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Associated Press that when Cosby contacted him about making the album, "people started speculating, is he going to rap about Jell-O Pudding Pops or what?"[ 14] The Cosnarati: State Of Emergency
In 2016, Spaceman Patterson played guitar on multiple Frank Ocean recordings, including the albums Endless Blonde [ 15]
Discography
Per each album's liner notes.[ 16]
Studio albums
1987: Jamaica Boys (Warner Bros)
1989: J Boys (Warner Bros)
1990: Shake It Up (Warner Bros)
With J-Funk Express
1993: Getting Back To My Roots (Pioneer)
1995: This is Rare Groove (99 Records)
As producer
1983: Trademark – Uh-huh! (Move'n Groove Records)
1995: Melvin Van Peebles – Ghetto Gothic (Capitol Records)
1996: Monifah – Moods... Moments (Universal)
2009: Bill Cosby – The Cosnarati State of Emergency (World Alert Music)
As sideman
1980: Are You Glad to Be in America? (Rough Trade)
1993: Blues Preacher (Columbia) 1989: Amandla (Warner Bros)
2001: 1986-1991: The Warner Years (Warner Bros) 1992: Upfront (Elektra)
1994: Hearsay (Elektra) 2016: Endless (Def Jam)
2016: Blonde (Boys Don't Cry) With others
References
^ "Who the Hell Is Spaceman? A Cosmic Convo with Frank Ocean's Mystery Guitarist" . Pitchfork . 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-11 .^ "Frank Ocean Has Hours of Unreleased Blonde and Endless Recordings" . Pitchfork . 20 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-11 .^ "Billy "Spaceman" Patterson" . Retrieved August 3, 2014 .^ Mandel, Howard (2007). Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz Routledge . p. 304. ISBN 978-0415967143 . Retrieved 3 August 2014 . ^ Willis, John; Hodges, Ben (2005). Theatre World 2002-2003 ISBN 978-1557836359 . Retrieved 3 August 2014 . ^ Klein, Alvin (March 22, 1992). "THEATER; Poems on the Politics of Seduction" . The New York Times . Retrieved August 2, 2014 . ^ "The Love Space Demands" . The Kennedy Center . March 29, 1992. Retrieved August 2, 2014 .^ Kubernik, Harvey (2006). Hollywood Shack Job: Rock Music in Film and on Your Screen University of New Mexico Press . p. 415. ISBN 978-0826335425 . Retrieved 3 August 2014 . ^ Weber, Bruce (October 14, 2003). "THEATER REVIEW; An Old Man Fights for His Kingly Tribal Dream" . The New York Times . Retrieved 3 August 2014 . ^ Ben, Party (16 April 2008). "Music: Bill Cosby, Hip-Hop Producer?" . Mother Jones . Retrieved 2 August 2014 . ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (3 December 2009). "SOUND BITES: Rihanna's CD is decent, but uneven" . Associated Press . Retrieved 2 August 2014 . ^ Ragogna, Mike (22 March 2010). "State Of Emergency: A Conversation With Bill Cosby and the Cosnarati" . Huffington Post . Retrieved 2 August 2014 . ^ Allah, Dasun (20 May 2010). "The Man Holding The Mirror: Why Hip-Hop Needs To Listen To Bill Cosby [Video]". HipHopWired. ^ a b "Bill Cosby to Release Hip-Hop Album" . Fox News . Retrieved 2 August 2014 .^ "Frank Ocean Guitarist Spaceman Says The Singer Has A Lot Of Unreleased Music" . The FADER . Retrieved 2018-11-11 .^ "William "Spaceman" Patterson | Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-11-11 .
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