Roy McCurdy (born November 28, 1936) is a jazz drummer. McCurdy began playing drums around the age of 10 in his hometown of Rochester and took lessons...
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Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with an unidentified orchestra conducted by William S. Fischer or Lalo...
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Rollins with Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Ron Carter, Bob Cranshaw and Roy McCurdy on several bebop tunes. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:06 "Blue...
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Danny Trifan, Roy McCurdy and Mike Stern, but the album never appeared. During 1977 the BS&T lineup was again in flux. Stern, Trifan, McCurdy, Buchtel and...
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Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by George Duke and Jimmy Jones and narration by...
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cricketer Roy McCurdy, U.S. jazz drummer Ryan McCurdy, Northern Irish footballer Ryan E McCurdy, US Theatre Actor, Producer Solomon P. McCurdy (1820–1890)...
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Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Airto Moreira, Mike Deasy, Ernie Watts, Alvin...
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Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest percussionist King Errisson. The Allmusic review by Scott...
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performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin and Roy McCurdy. Following these sessions, it would be almost a year before Cannonball...
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Souza, Bennie Maupin, Chuck Rainey, Eddie Moore, Mtume, Bob Cranshaw and Roy McCurdy. It was recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on September 2–5,...
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performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Lewis and Roy McCurdy. Recorded at The Club in Chicago in 1966, it was not released on the...
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Adderley on saxophone, George Duke on piano, Walter Booker on string bass, Roy McCurdy on drums and Nat Adderley on cornet, with guest appearances from Airto...
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Sextet with Bill Fender, George Duke, Walter Booker, King Errison, and Roy McCurdy with guest artists including Cannonball Adderley and Johnny "Guitar"...
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Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Phil Upchurch, George Duke, and Jimmy Jones...
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the 1950s, notable jazz musicians such as Pee Wee Ellis, Ron Carter, Roy McCurdy, and brothers Chuck Mangione and Gap Mangione began their careers as...
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Fender Rhodes electric piano, Walter Booker on string bass and guitar, Roy McCurdy on drums, Mike Deasy on guitar, and Ernie Watts on flute, tenor saxophone...
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Adderley on saxophone, George Duke on piano, Walter Booker on bass, Roy McCurdy on drums and Nat Adderley on cornet, with guest appearances from Airto...
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performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin and Roy McCurdy with guest vocalists Lou Rawls and Nancy Wilson contributing on one song...
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recruited various jazz and soul musicians such as James Gadson, Kevin Dukes, Roy McCurdy, and Bill Withers to perform on the record in order to resonate a Memphis...
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Jones, Walter Booker, and Victor Gaskin, and drummers Louis Hayes and Roy McCurdy.[citation needed] By the end of the 1960s, Adderley's playing began to...
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Brand New Day (Blood, Sweat & Tears album) (category Albums produced by Roy Halee)
Colomby, who had been the sole remaining original member of the group. Roy McCurdy took his place as drummer. This album has not been released on CD except...
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production of The Wiz. He was recommended for the gig by his friend Roy McCurdy, and it was there where he met his future wife who had parts in the musical...
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Bill Henderson Live At The Vic (with Tateng Katindig, Chris Conner, Roy McCurdy) (Ahuh Productions, 2008) Compilations Something's Gotta Give (Discovery...
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Adderley, keyboardist Michael Wolff, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Roy McCurdy with guest percussionist Airto Moreira and past Quintet members keyboardist...
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his habit. In 1963, Timmons' playing, with Lewis Powers on bass and Roy McCurdy on drums, was described by a Washington Post reviewer as "flexible and...
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(cornet), Joe Zawinul (piano, electric piano), Victor Gaskin (bass) and Roy McCurdy (drums). The theme of the song is performed by Zawinul on a Wurlitzer...
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Adderley's Quintet with Joe Henderson, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin, and Roy McCurdy with a guest appearance by Jeremy Steig. The track "Rise, Sally, Rise"...
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players were Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Herbie Lewis (bass), and Roy McCurdy (drums).: 12 The move to Mercury followed Argo A&R man Jack Tracy, and...
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JSP 1981 I Want a Little Girl with Art Hillery, Cal Green, John Heard, Roy McCurdy, Martin Banks, Rashid Jamal Ali Blues, Jazz Pablo 1982 Mr. Cleanhead's...
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Newport Jazz '87 as the singer of a jazz trio with John Williams and Roy McCurdy. In 1982, she also signed with CBS, her albums here including The Two...
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