William "Spaceman" Patterson is a guitarist and producer, who has collaborated with

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

, James Brown and

Frank Ocean Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean ...

History

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Spaceman Patterson was one of the musicians in Miles Davis' touring line-up in the 1980s. In 1992, Patterson provided music for

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's ''The Love Space Demands'', an adaptation of some of her poetry. In 1995, Patterson produced

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' 1995 album '' Ghetto Gothic''. In 2003, he was musical director for the play Dream on Monkey Mountain presented at the

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. In 2008, Patterson was enlisted to produce a hip hop album for

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. Known at that time for his comedic work and not for performing hip hop, Cosby's album came as a surprise to some. Patterson told the

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that when Cosby contacted him about making the album, "people started speculating, is he going to rap about Jell-O Pudding Pops or what?" The resulting release, titled ''The Cosnarati: State Of Emergency'', came out on November 14, 2009 on World Alert Music. In 2016, Spaceman Patterson played guitar on multiple Frank Ocean recordings, including the albums ''

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'' and ''

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''. As of 2018, at least 20 hours of outtakes from Patterson's Frank Ocean sessions have not been released.

Discography

Per each album's liner notes.

Studio albums

With
Jamaica Boys The Jamaica Boys was an American, Queens-based, funk trio, that existed in the late 1980s. Group member Mark Stevens was the brother of Chaka Khan, and also toured with her as a backup singer. One of their members, Marcus Miller, was Luther Vand ...

* 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:

– ''Ghetto Gothic'' (Capitol Records) *1996:

Monifah Monifa Carter (born January 26, 1972), also known as Monifah, is an American R&B singer. She is best known for her association with the late rapper Heavy D and her music from the mid-1990s, including "I Miss You (Come Back Home)", "You" and " ...

– ''Moods... Moments'' (Universal) * 2009:

– ''The Cosnarati State of Emergency'' (World Alert Music)

As sideman

With
James Blood Ulmer James "Blood" Ulmer (born February 8, 1940) is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". His singing has been called "ragg ...

* 1980: ''Are You Glad to Be in America?'' (Rough Trade) * 1993: ''Blues Preacher'' (Columbia)

With
Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

* 1989: ''Amandla'' (Warner Bros) * 2001: ''1986-1991: The Warner Years'' (Warner Bros)

With
David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 19 ...

* 1992: ''Upfront'' (Elektra) * 1994: ''Hearsay'' (Elektra)

With
Frank Ocean Christopher Francis "Frank" Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. His works are noted by music critics for featuring avant-garde styles and introspective, elliptical lyrics. Ocean ...

* 2016: ''Endless'' (Def Jam) * 2016: ''Blonde'' (Boys Don't Cry) With others * 1976:

Hamiet Bluiett Hamiet Bluiett (; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument. A mem ...

- Wildflowers: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions *1989: Sly and Robbie – ''Silent Assassin'' (Island Records) *1990:

Toshinobu Kubota is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, music producer, and radio personality. He has produced six million-seller records and thirty-three Top 40 singles during his career. Kubota is currently part of Sony Music Japan. In addition, he has co ...

– ''Bonga Wanga'' (CBS) * 1993:

Teddy Pendergrass Theodore DeReese Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) was an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially rose to musi ...

– ''A Little More Magic'' (Elektra) *1997:

Ultramagnetic MCs The Ultramagnetic MCs is an American hip hop group based in The Bronx, New York City. Founded by Kool Keith, the group also includes Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added as ...

– ''The B-Sides Companion'' (Next Plateau) * 2010:

Jaheim Jaheim H. Hoagland (born May 26, 1978), known mononymously as Jaheim, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album ''Ghetto Love (album), Ghe ...

– ''Another Round'' (Atlantic)

References

External links

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