Montego Joe
Roger "Montego Joe" Sanders (* 1943 in Montego Bay , Jamaica ; † June 28, 2010 in Brooklyn , New York City ) was a Jamaican jazz percussionist and drummer.
Sanders came to New York as a teenager and played throughout his career a. a. in Art Blakeys Afro-Drum Ensemble ( African Beat , Blue Note 1962), also with Ted Curson , Max Roach , Monty Alexander , Phil Upchurch , Dizzy Gillespie , Willis Jackson , Herbie Mann , Harold Vick , Teddy Edwards , George Benson , Jack McDuff , Rufus Harley ( Kings / Queens ) and Johnny Lytle . In 1964 he released the album Arriba! Con Montego Joe for Prestige Records , on which u. a. Chick Corea , Eddie Gomez and Milford Graves performed , followed by the album Wild and Warm . In the mid-1960s he looked after a group of socially disadvantaged young people in Harlem , whom he taught percussion; As HAR-YOU ( Harlem Youth Unlimited ) the formation recorded the album Sounds of the Ghetto Youth for ESP-Disk . The album Voices of East Harlem: Right On Be Free , which was released on Elektra Records , was created with Cornell Dupree . In the field of jazz he was involved in five recording sessions between 1961 and 1966.
Web links
- Discography
- Review of the Arriba album ! Con Montego Joe at Allmusic (English)
- Montego Joe at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ here under his real name Edgar Gomez .
- ↑ http://www2.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/Arriba-Con-Montego-Joe/
- ↑ Meeting of HAR-YOU Percussion Group: Sounds of the Ghetto Youth (2009) at All About Jazz
- ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montego Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sangers, Roger (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montego Bay , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 2010 |
| Place of death | Brooklyn , New York City |