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He
is a drummer, percussionist and vibraphone player born in the United
States. A sought after session musician he
has appeared with artists such as Frank Zappa and his Abnuceals
Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra, Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond,
Carol
Bayer Sager, Robbie Dupree, Aaron Neville,
Ray Charles, Deniece Williams and Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer
Band as well as featuring on numerous film and television
soundtracks. He has been used
as a principal percussionist by composers such as Alan Silvestri,
James Newton Howard, John
Williams and Randy Newman he has been heard on movies that include Catch
Me If You Can, The Big Kahuna, Inside Man, Meert the Fokkers, I Robot,
Breakfast of Champions, Bruce Almighty, King Kong, Chronicles of Riddick,
Matrix Revolutions, The Muppet Movie, The Color Purple and Spiderman 2
among others. His work for
television saw him featuring on the original TV soundtrack of The Dukes
of Hazzard. His work in the recording studio as
heard him performing on numerous albums that include The Grand Tour
by Aaron
Neville , White Punks on Dope by The Tubes, Electric
Orchestra by the Don Ellis Orchestra, That's What Friends Are For by
Johnny
Mathis & Deniece Williams , Thankful by Natalie Cole,
Another Life, Complete Collection and Then Some... and Showstoppers
by Barry Manilow, One Particular Harbour
by Jimmy Buffett , Porgy & Bess by Cleo Laine & Ray Charles, Midnight Express by Giorgio Moroder , Lumpy Gravy and The Grand Wazoo by Frank Zappa, 25th
Anniversary Edition by KC & The Sunshine Band, Playing Possum
by Carly Simon , Donna Summer Anthology by
Donna Summer, Rock Me Baby by David Cassidy, Anthology by The
Monkees and In My Lifetime by Neil Diamond
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The Burrito
Brothers recordings
She’s a Friend of a Friend (John Beland/Gib
Guilbeau)
Johnny Mathis & Deniece
Williams recordings
Emotion (Barry
Gibb/Robin Gibb)
S CBS 6164B (UK 45)
Giorgio Moroder
recordings
Chase (Giorgio Moroder)
Casablanca CAN 144 A (UK 45)
Love's Theme (Giorgio Moroder)
Casablanca CAN 144 B(UK 45)
Sources:
- http://www.zildjian.com/FR-FR/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=1121
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1121016/
- http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1094210/a/Grand+Tour.htm
- http://www.answers.com/topic/electric-bath?cat=entertainment
- http://www.united-mutations.com/e/alan_estes.htm
- http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Alan%20Estes:1927058433
- http://www.buffettnews.com/bandmember93.html
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