A fine drummer,
Bob Moses has received his strongest recognition as a colorful and adventurous arranger/composer for large ensembles. He played as a teenager with
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1964-1965), formed the early fusion group
Free Spirits with
Larry Coryell (1966), and toured with
Gary Burton's quartet (1967-1969).
Moses collaborated with
Dave Liebman in the trio
Open Sky, recorded with
Gary Burton in the mid-'70s, and worked with
Jack DeJohnette's Compost,
Pat Metheny (recording
Bright Size Life), Mike Gibbs,
Hal Galper,
Gil Goldstein,
Steve Swallow, the
Steve Kuhn/
Sheila Jordan group (1979-1982),
George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band, and
Emily Remler (1983-1984). He recorded as a composer for his own Mozown label in 1975, but
Moses' reputation as a writer rests primarily with his Gramavision releases, especially
When Elephants Dream of Music (1982), Visit With the Great Spirit (1983), and 1994's
Time Stood Still. Nishoma was issued in fall 2000. ~ Scott Yanow