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((short description|American drummer))
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((Infobox musical artist
| name            = Don Alias
| image           =
| caption         =
| image_size      =
| birth_name      = Charles Alias
| alias           =
| birth_date      = ((birth date|1939|12|25|))
| birth_place     = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| death_date      = ((death date and age|2006|03|28|1939|12|25))
| death_place     = New York, New York, U.S.
| instrument      = [[Drums]], [[conga drums]], [[percussion]], [[bongos]], [[djembe]], [[udu]], [[Shaker (musical instrument)|shaker]], [[finger cymbals]], [[tambourine]], [[bell]]s, [[cabasa]], [[claves]], palitos, African drums, [[batá drum]], [[cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]], [[marimba]], [[cymbals]], [[timbales]], [[dumbek]], [[timpani]], quinto, [[shekere]], [[snare drum]], African percussion, [[kalimba]], [[mark tree]], [[jam block]]
| genre           = [[Jazz]], [[jazz fusion]]
| occupation      = Musician
| years_active    = 1960s–2006
| label           =
| website         = [http://donalias.com Official website]
))

'''Charles''' "'''Don'''" '''Alias'''<ref>surname pronounced ah-LIE-ahs</ref> (December 25, 1939 – March 28, 2006)<ref>((Cite web |last=Chinen |first=Nate |date=April 5, 2006 |title=Don Alias, 66, Percussionist and Sideman, Is Dead (Published 2006) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/arts/music/don-alias-66-percussionist-and-sideman-is-dead.html |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=[[The New York Times]]))</ref> was an American jazz percussionist.

Alias was best known for playing [[congas]] and other [[hand drum]]s. He was, however, a capable drum kit performer: for example, Alias played drums on the song "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" from trumpeter [[Miles Davis]]'s album ''[[Bitches Brew]]'' (1969) when neither [[Lenny White]] nor [[Jack DeJohnette]] was able to play the [[marching band]]-inspired rhythm requested by Davis.<ref>see the notes for ''The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions'' (1998)</ref>

Alias performed on hundreds of recordings and was perhaps best known for his associations with [[Miles Davis]] and saxophonist [[David Sanborn]], though he also performed or recorded with [[Weather Report]], singer [[Joni Mitchell]], pianist [[Herbie Hancock]], [[the Brecker Brothers]], [[Jaco Pastorius]], [[Pat Metheny]], [[Nina Simone]] and many others. Alias was born in New York City and arrived in Boston in the early 1960s intending to study medicine, but after playing congas in a number of local bands, made an abrupt career switch.

==Discography==

===As sideman===
'''With [[Philip Bailey]]'''
* ''[[Soul on Jazz]]'' (Heads Up International, 2002)
'''With [[Cheryl Bentyne]]'''
* ''Talk of The Town'' (Paddle Wheel, 2002)
* ''The Lights Still Burn'' (Paddle Wheel, 2003)
* ''Moonlight Serenade'' (King, 2003)
* ''The Book of Love'' (Telarc, 2006)
'''With [[Carla Bley]]'''
* ''[[Sextet (Carla Bley album)|Sextet]]'' (Watt, 1987)
* ''[[Fleur Carnivore]]'' (Watt, 1988)
* ''[[The Very Big Carla Bley Band]]'' (Watt, 1990)
* ''[[Looking for America (album)|Looking for America]]'' (Watt, 2002)
'''With [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]'''
* ''[[More Than Ever (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)|More Than Ever]]'' (Columbia, 1976)
'''With [[Jonathan Butler]]'''
* ''Heal Our Hand'' (Jive, 1990)
* ''Head to Head'' (Mercury, 1993)
'''With [[Uri Caine]]'''
* ''[[Toys (Uri Caine album)|Toys]]'' (JMT, 1996)
'''With [[David Clayton-Thomas]]'''
* ''Bloodlines'' (DCT, 1999)
'''With [[Marc Cohn]]'''
* ''[[Marc Cohn (album)|Marc Cohn]]'' (Atlantic, 1991)
'''With [[Miles Davis]]'''
* ''[[Bitches Brew]]'' (Columbia, 1970)
* ''[[On the Corner]]'' (Columbia, 1972)
* ''[[Amandla (album)|Amandla]]'' (Warner Bros., 1989)
* ''[[Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4]]'' (Columbia Legacy, 2015)
'''With [[Jack DeJohnette]]'''
* ''[[Oneness (Jack DeJohnette album)|Oneness]]'' (ECM, 1997)
'''With [[Klaus Doldinger]]'''
* ''Doldinger in New York – Street of Dreams'' (WEA, 1994)
'''With [[Eliane Elias]]'''
* ''[[So Far So Close]]'' (Blue Note, 1989)
'''With [[Joe Farrell]]'''
* ''[[Penny Arcade (album)|Penny Arcade]]'' (CTI, 1973)
'''With [[Roberta Flack]]'''
* ''[[Oasis (Roberta Flack album)|Oasis]]'' (Atlantic, 1988)
* ''[[The Christmas Album (Roberta Flack album)|The Christmas Album]]'' (Capitol, 1997)
'''With [[Dan Fogelberg]]'''
* ''[[The Innocent Age]]'' (Full Moon, 1981)
'''With [[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]]'''
* ''[[Abandoned Garden]]'' (Warner Bros., 1995)
'''With [[Bill Frisell]]'''
* ''[[Unspeakable (album)|Unspeakable]]'' (Elektra Nonesuch, 2004)
'''With [[Hal Galper]]'''
* ''[[The Guerilla Band]]'' (Mainstream, 1971)
'''With [[Kenny Garrett]]'''
* ''[[Black Hope]]'' (Warner Bros, 1992)
'''With Don Grolnick Group'''
* ''Medianoche'' (Warner Bros., 1995)
* ''[[The Complete London Concert (Don Grolnick Group album)|The Complete London Concert]]'' (Fuzzy Music, 2000)
'''With [[Herbie Hancock]]'''
* ''[[The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)|The New Standard]]'' (Verve, 1996)
'''With [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]]'''
* ''[[All American Alien Boy]]'' (Columbia, 1976)
'''With [[Elvin Jones]]'''
* ''[[Merry-Go-Round (Elvin Jones album)|Merry-Go-Round]]'' (Blue Note, 1971)
'''With [[Dave Liebman]]'''
* ''[[Sweet Hands]]'' (Horizon, 1975)
'''With [[Joe Lovano]]'''
* ''[[Tenor Legacy (Joe Lovano album)|Tenor Legacy]]'' (Blue Note, 1993)
'''With [[Pat Metheny Group]]'''
* ''[[Imaginary Day]]'' (Warner, 1997)
'''With [[Bob Mintzer]]'''
* ''One Music'' (DMP, 1991)
'''With [[Joni Mitchell]]'''
* ''[[Don Juan's Reckless Daughter]]'' (Asylum, 1977)
* ''[[Mingus (Joni Mitchell album)|Mingus]]'' (Asylum, 1979)
* ''[[Shadows and Light (Joni Mitchell album)|Shadows and Light]]'' (Asylum, 1980)
'''With [[Jane Monheit]]'''
* ''In the Sun'' (N-Coded, 2002)
'''With [[Pages (band)|Pages]]'''
* ''Future Street'' (Epic, 1979)
'''With [[Jaco Pastorius]]'''
* ''[[Jaco Pastorius (album)|Jaco Pastorius]]'' (Epic, 1976)
* ''[[Word of Mouth (Jaco Pastorius album)|Word of Mouth]]'' (Warner Bros., 1981)
'''With [[Weather Report]]'''
* ''[[Weather Report (1971 album)|Weather Report]]'' (Columbia, 1971)  – uncredited
* ''[[Black Market (Weather Report album)|Black Market]]'' (Columbia, 1976)
'''With [[Lou Reed]]'''
* ''[[Ecstasy (Lou Reed album)|Ecstasy]]'' (Sire, 2000)
'''With [[Sanne Salomonsen]]'''
* ''In a New York Minute'' (Virgin, 1998)
'''With [[Carlos Santana]] and [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]]
* ''[[Love Devotion Surrender]]'' (Columbia, 1973)
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
* ''[[Black Widow (Lalo Schifrin album)|Black Widow]]'' (CTI, 1976) 
'''With [[Marlena Shaw]]'''
* ''Love is in Flight'' (Verve, 1988)
'''With [[Nina Simone]]'''
* ''[[To Love Somebody (Nina Simone album)|To Love Somebody]]'' (RCA, 1969)
'''With [[Jeremy Steig]]'''
* ''[[Legwork (album)|Legwork]]'' (Solid State, 1970) 
* ''[[Wayfaring Stranger (Jeremy Steig album)|Wayfaring Stranger]]'' (Blue Note, 1971)
* ''[[Energy (Jeremy Steig album)|Energy]]'' (Capitol, 1971)
* ''[[Fusion (Jeremy Steig album)|Fusion]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1972)
'''With [[Ira Sullivan]]'''
* ''[[Ira Sullivan (album)|Ira Sullivan]]'' (Horizon, 1976)
'''With [[Steve Swallow]]'''
* ''[[Carla (album)|Carla]]'' (Xtra Watt, 1987)
* ''[[Swallow (Steve Swallow album)|Swallow]]'' (Xtra Watt, 1991)
'''With [[James Taylor]]'''
* ''[[New Moon Shine]]'' (Columbia, 1991)
'''With [[The Tony Williams Lifetime]]'''
* ''[[Ego (Tony Williams Lifetime album)|Ego]]'' (Polydor, 1971)

==References==
((reflist))

== External links ==
*[http://donalias.com Official Website Don Alias]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061105015928/http://www.digitalinterviews.com/digitalinterviews/views/alias.shtml Don Alias's Interview]
*[http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Don_Alias.html Article in Drummerworld ]

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