Percussionists · 1947–2022

James Mtume

American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality (1947–2022)

Born: 3 January 1947
Philadelphia
Died: 9 January 2022
South Orange
Country: United States
Active: 1961–
Record labels: Columbia Records, Strata-East Records

Biography

James Mtume was a jazz musician who played percussion instrument, keyboard instrument, conga and voice. James Mtume was born on 3 January 1947 in Philadelphia and died on 9 January 2022 in South Orange. The music is usually filed under jazz fusion and rhythm and blues. Record labels: Columbia Records and Strata-East Records.

James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence as a jazz musician, working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's R&B group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit", which has been repeatedly sampled, most notably by The Notorious B.I.G. on his hit "Juicy". Mtume the band also had a top-five R&B hit with the single "You, Me, and He".

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Albums where James Mtume is credited as a sideman

1974	Get Up With It — Miles Davis	percussion
1974	Big Fun — Miles Davis	percussion
1982	It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing — Duke Ellington & Teresa Brewer	congas