Leon Ndugu Chancler

Leon Ndugu Chancler (born July 1, 1952 in Shreveport , Louisiana , † February 3, 2018 ) was an American jazz drummer and music producer .

Live and act

Chancler grew up in Los Angeles in 1960 and learned drums from the age of twelve . As a schoolboy he played with Willie Bobo and Gerald Wilson ; then he studied at the "Californian State College". In 1970 he worked with Hugh Masekela and for the first time with Herbie Hancock , in the next few years he performed with Thelonious Monk , Freddie Hubbard , Eddie Harris , Harold Land , Miles Davis and Joe Henderson , but also recorded with Julian Priester , Hampton Hawes and the Santana Blues Band . Between 1972 and 1980 he also played regularly with George Duke . Since 1972 he has also worked as a producer for Flora Purim , Bill Summers and Kenny Rogers , then also for Michael Jackson , on whose album Thriller he also sat on drums.

Chancler led his own groups where he worked with Alphonso Johnson and Ernie Watts , but also worked at Weather Report and the Jazz Crusaders ; he also went on tour with Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter . He has also worked for Stanley Clarke , Donna Summer , Hubert Laws , Frank Sinatra , Lionel Richie , Kenny Rogers , Tina Turner, and John Lee Hooker .

With Patrice Rushen he formed the duo 1 + ONE . He also performed with Rushen, Ernie Watts and Alphonso Johnson . Ndugu taught at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles . He succumbed to cancer in 2018.

Lexigraphic entries

• Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 2: M – Z (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16513). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16513-9 .

Web links

• Entry at the University of Southern California
• Entry at Drummerworld

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Christoph Behm: The drummer and music producer Leon "Ndugu" Chancler has passed away. Bonedo Musicians Portal, February 3, 2018, accessed February 3, 2018 .