Pete Cosey
| Pete Cosey | |
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Cosey in the mid 1970s
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Palus Cosey |
| Born |
October 9, 1943 Chicago, Illinois |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | May 30, 2012 (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Chess session musician |
| Instruments | Electric guitar |
| Years active | 1960s–2012 |
| Associated acts | Miles Davis, Burnt Sugar |
Peter Palus "Pete" Cosey (October 9, 1943 – May 30, 2012) was an American guitarist most famous for playing with Miles Davis' band between 1973 and 1975. His fiercely flanged and distorted guitar bore comparisons to Jimi Hendrix. Cosey kept a low profile for much of his career and released no solo recorded works. His unique guitar rhythms were showcased on Davis' albums Get Up with It (1974), Agharta (1975), Pangaea (1976), Dark Magus (1977), and The Complete On the Corner Sessions (2007).
Cosey was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was the only child of a musical family. His father and mother wrote for Louis Jordan and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and his father played for Sidney Bechet and Josephine Baker. Following the death of his father, Cosey and his mother moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he spent his teenage years and began developing his guitar style.
Prior to joining the Miles Davis band in 1973, Cosey was a busy session guitarist with Chess Records, playing on records by Etta James, Fontella Bass ("Rescue Me"),Rotary Connection, Howlin' Wolf (The Howlin' Wolf Album) and Muddy Waters (Electric Mud, After the Rain).
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