Roy McCurdy
Roy McCurdy (* 28. November 1936 in Rochester , New York ) is an American jazz - drummer .
McCurdy attended the Eastman School of Music , giggging with Roy Eldridge at the age of seventeen and working with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson . From 1960 to 1961 McCurdy played with Chuck and Gap Mangione in their band Jazz Brothers , then he was a member of the Art Farmer - Benny Golson Jazztett . after that he worked with Bobby Timmons , Betty Carter and Sonny Rollins in 1963 and 1964 . In 1965 he joined the Cannonball Adderley Quintet , where he was a drummer until Adderley's death in 1975. He has been working in the Los Angeles area since then.
McCurdy names Louie Bellson , Shelly Manne , Sam Woodyard , Buddy Rich , Papa Jo Jones , Philly Joe Jones and the bands of Duke Ellington , Jimmie Lunceford and Lionel Hampton as influences on his playing . He played with Count Basie , Wes Montgomery , Ella Fitzgerald , Sarah Vaughan , Carmen McRae , Joe Williams , Herbie Hancock , Oscar Peterson , Bud Powell , Art Pepper , Jon Mayer and with Blood, Sweat & Tears , among others .
McCurdy is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California .
Discography
- 1966 - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Live at the Club (Blue Note) with Cannonball Adderley Quintet
- 1966/67 - Swingin 'in Seattle (In-Akustik) with Cannonball Adderley Quintet
- 1969 - Country Preacher ( Capitol Records ) with Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley , Joe Zawinul and Walter Booker
Web links
- Works by and about Roy McCurdy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography - University of Southern California
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| SURNAME | McCurdy, Roy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester , New York |