Leroy Williams
Leroy Williams (born February 3, 1937 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American jazz drummer .
life and career
Williams, born in Chicago in 1937, learned to play the drums largely self-taught, but was a student of Oliver Coleman for a few months . He worked in his hometown with Wilbur Ware , Eddie Harris , Jack DeJohnette, and Judy Roberts . In 1967 he went to New York City . Here he soon became a sought-after partner of well-known musicians such as Sonny Rollins , Thelonious Monk , Dizzy Gillespie , Stan Getz , Woody Shaw , Pepper Adams , Sonny Stitt , James Moody , Ray Bryant , and Andrew Hill , with whom he recorded numerous albums and toured the US, Europe, Japan and more recently to Africa.
He has been a regular partner of Barry Harris since 1968 and Richard Wyands since 1980 . In the 1980s he and Art Davis formed the rhythm section for pianist Tommy Flanagan . In 2004 his first album was released as the band leader Time is ... with the Leroy Williams Quartet .
Web links
- Entry at allmusic.com
- Works by and about Leroy Williams in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Leroy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |