Roy McCurdy

Подробности

Roy McCurdy will probably always be best-known for his important contributions to Cannonball Adderley’s Quintet (1965-1975), but he has been a tasteful and stimulating participant in many other sessions through the years. Roy McCurdyEarly on, he worked with Chuck and Gap Mangione in the Jazz Brothers (1960-1961). McCurdy gained recognition for his playing with the Jazztet (1961-1962), Bobby Timmons, Betty Carter (who was fairly obscure during his stint with her in 1962-1963) and Sonny Rollins (1963-1964) before joining Adderley. The supportive drummer was flexible enough to evolve with Cannonball’'s popular group during the decade of change. After Adderley’'s death, McCurdy relocated to the Los Angeles area, where he has played and recorded with the top local musicians ever since.

McCurdy remembers playing around with his own home-built drum sets at age six and he started formal drum lessons at eight. He attended the Eastman School of Music from ages 16 to 18, and was playing professionally in local clubs at 16.

Famous trumpeter Roy Eldridge heard him at this point; he played with Eldridge at 16 and with Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson at 17. In 1960 he joined the Art Farmer Benny Golson Jazztet and remained for two years.

McCurdy counts among his influences Louie Bellson, Shelly Manne, Sam Woodyard, Buddy Rich, “Papa” Jo Jones, Philly Joe Jones and the bands of Duke Ellington, Jimmy Lunceford and Lionel Hampton. He’ has performed on between 150 and 200 recordings. The list of greats that McCurdy has played with includes Count Basie, Wes Montgomery, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae, Joe Williams, Herbie Hancock, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson and Bud Powell. Roy has also played with Art Pepper, John Heard, Ron McCurdy, Jackie Ryan, Joe Zawinal, Blood, Sweat and Tears, etc.

Roy McCurdy Discography

Appears On

Scott Hamilton
Ballad Essentials  (2000)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Phenix  (1975)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy  (1966)
                       
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Meets Hawk!  (1963)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Why Am I Treated So Bad!  (2006)
                       
Sonny Rollins
Essential Sonny Rollins: The Rca Years  (2005)
Remastered
                       
Art Pepper
Hollywood All-Star Sessions  (2001) Box Set
                       
Jon Mayer
So Many Stars  (2007)
                       
Count Basie
Mostly Blues...And Some Others  (1983)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Plays Zawinul  (2004)
                       
Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton With Strings  (1993)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Inside Straight  (1973)
                       
Sonny Rollins
Nucleus  (1975)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Best Of The Capitol Years  (1991)
                       
Sonny Rollins
Best Of The Complete Rca Victor Recordings  (2000)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley: Great Sessions  (2006)
                       
Michael Wolff
Christmas Moods  (2003)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Domination  (1965) Remastered
                       
Sarah Vaughan
Duke Ellington Songbook Two  (1980)
                       
Mark Winkler
Easy The Hard Way  (2000)
                       
John B. Williams
Gratitude  (2005)
                       
Sonny Rollins
Greatest Hits  (1998)
                       
Rosanne Drago
Hot Sophisticated Jazz Now  (2004)
                       
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter  (1964)
                       
Milt Jackson
Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company  (1983)
                       
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Jazz At The Philharmonic 1983  (1982)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Jazz Profile  (1997)
                       
Joe Williams
Joe Williams Live  (1973)
                       
Sonny Rollins
Ken Burns Jazz Collection  (2000)
                       
Diane Witherspoon
 L.A. After Dark  (2004)
                       
Lou Rawls
Legendary Lou Rawls  (1992)
                       
Nancy Wilson
Love, Nancy  (1994)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Money In The Pocket  (2005)
                       
Mort Weiss
Mort Weiss Meets Sam Most  (2006)
                       
Cannonball Adderley
Radio Nights  (1990)
                       
Joe Zawinul
Rise And Fall Of The Third Stream/Money In The Pocket
(1967)
                       
Nat Adderley
Sayin' Somethin'/Live At Memory Lane  (1966)
                       
Betty Bennett
Song Is You  (2003)
                       
Jackie Allen
Which?  (1999)