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| − | + | '''Ralphe Armstrong''' ([[Detroit]], 1956) is an American bass Player. | |
| − | + | He was classically trained at Michigan's Interlochen School of Fine Arts for four years before joining the Mahavishnu Orchestra at the age of 17 (1973-1975). He played with Zappa in London, Ontario, on December 5, 1975 and in Detroit, Michigan, on November 19, 1976. | |
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| + | Armstrong joined ex Mahavishnu Orchestra violinist [[Jean-Luc Ponty]] for the Enigmatic Ocean album [Atlantic, 1977] and a Live album [Rhino, 1978], which he describes as the "best example of my electric bass playing on record." | ||
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| + | Having spent most of the 1980s raising his children he has returned to playing around Detroit and teaching at the Oberlin Conservatory. | ||
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| + | ==Zappa Albums== | ||
| + | * ''[[An Evening In Detroit]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Conceptual Continuity (BTB)|Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Bandmembers|Armstrong, Ralphe]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Bassists|Armstrong, Ralphe]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:10, 1 August 2026
Ralphe Armstrong (Detroit, 1956) is an American bass Player.
He was classically trained at Michigan's Interlochen School of Fine Arts for four years before joining the Mahavishnu Orchestra at the age of 17 (1973-1975). He played with Zappa in London, Ontario, on December 5, 1975 and in Detroit, Michigan, on November 19, 1976.
Armstrong joined ex Mahavishnu Orchestra violinist Jean-Luc Ponty for the Enigmatic Ocean album [Atlantic, 1977] and a Live album [Rhino, 1978], which he describes as the "best example of my electric bass playing on record."
Having spent most of the 1980s raising his children he has returned to playing around Detroit and teaching at the Oberlin Conservatory.
