Saturday, 24 September 2016

Jazz Greats: Roy Brooks

Roy Brooks (Mar. 9, 1938 – Nov. 15, 2005)

Hard Bop Jazz Drummer, Roy Brooks, performed using a Musical Saw and Drums with vacuum tubes attached. He worked as a freelance drummer for many notables during the 1960's and the 1970's. His mental health declined in his latter years and he died in a nursing home in 2005. Please take a listen here and have a great Saturday: Five for max, Will Pan's walk and The free slave

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Brooks
Background information
BornMarch 9, 1938
OriginDetroit, Michigan, United States
DiedNovember 15, 2005(aged 67)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
GenresJazzhard bop
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums
Associated actsBarry HarrisBeans Bowles,Four TopsSonny StittLee MorganDexter Gordon,Chet BakerJunior Cook,Blue MitchellCharles McPhersonPharoah SandersWes Montgomery,Horace Silver and many others

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