Don Pullen

Don Pullen (Dec. 25, 1941 — April 22, 1995) was an American avant-garde jazz pianist and organist from Roanoke, Va., who co-featured with drummer Milford Graves on a pair of live releases on SRP Records in 1966/67. After backing Charles Williams, Charles Mingus, and George Adams on a slew of recordings, Pullen issued a string of albums on Atlantic and Black Saint during the second half of the 1970s.

Discography:

• In Concert at Yale University (1966 • Don Pullen & Milford Graves)
• Nommo (1967 • Milford Graves & Don Pullen)
• Jazz a confronto 21 (1975)
• Solo Piano Album (1975)
• Capricorn Rising (1976)
• Five To Go (1976)
• Healing Force (1976)
• Tomorrow’s Promises (1977)
• Warriors (1978 • Don Pullen, Chico Freeman, Fred Hopkins & Bobby Battle)
• Montreux Concert (1978)
• Magic Triangle (1979 • Joseph Jarman, Don Pullen & Don Moye)
• Milano Strut (1979 • Don Pullen featuring Don Moye)
• Earth Beams (1980 • George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet)
• Melodic Excursions (1982 • George Adams & Don Pullen)
• Live at the Village Vanguard (1983 • George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet)
• A Well Kept Secret (1984 • Beaver Harris + Don Pullen 360° Experience)
• Evidence of Things Unseen (1984)
• Plays Monk (1985)
• The Sixth Sense (1985)
• New Beginnings (1989)
• Random Thoughts (1990)
• Kele Mou Bana (1992)
• New York Duets (1993)
• Ode to Life (1993)
• Sacred Common Ground (1995)