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Joe McCreary, known professionally as Foley, played bass guitar for Miles Davis from 1987 until 1991. Foley spent many years playing in Columbus, Ohio and his native Cincinnati, composing and recording his own music. Though Foley sometimes fulfills the role of a lead guitarist, he actually plays "lead bass." He tunes his instrument one octave higher than usual and uses a combination of effects pedals and his own unique phrasing to achieve a sound more closely associated with that of a lead guitar.[1]-1... Davis 1959 album Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album ever. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Arch City The Discovery City Location Location in the state of Ohio Government Country State Counties United States Ohio Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 550. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Queen City Location Location in Hamilton County, Ohio Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Ohio Hamilton Mayor Mark L. Mallory (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 206. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... In music, tuning is the process of producing or preparing to produce a certain pitch in relation to another, usually at the unison but often at some other interval. ... In music, an octave (sometimes abbreviated 8ve or 8va) is the interval between one musical note and another with half or double the frequency. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Effects unit. ... In music a phrase is a section of music that is relatively self contained and coherent over a medium time scale. ...


Foley is featured on the Miles Davis albums Amandla, Dingo, Live Around The World, and The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ...


He released an album 7 Years Ago...Directions In Smart-Alec Music in 1993. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


References

  •  Cole, George (2005). Miles's Musician Profiles: Foley. The Last Miles. Retrieved on March 6, 2006.

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