Alvin Queen

American drummer

Born: 16 August 1950
The Bronx
Country: United States
Active: 1966–
Record labels: Black & Blue
Discography: 6 albums

Biography

Alvin Queen is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Alvin Queen was born on 16 August 1950 in The Bronx. The music is usually filed under jazz and post-bop. Record labels: Black & Blue. The discography here lists 6 albums, from “Alvin Queen in Europe” (1980) to “Mighty Long Way” (2009).

Alvin Queen is an American-born Swiss jazz drummer born in the Bronx, New York, on August 16, 1950. At 16, he played for Ruth Brown and Don Pullen and with the Wild Bill Davis trio. He played with trombonist Benny Green and guitarist Tiny Grimes in 1969 and replaced Billy Cobham in the Horace Silver quintet. He also played with the George Benson quartet before rejoining Charles Tolliver in November 1971. During the seventies, he lived in Canada, before settling in Switzerland in 1979 and creating the label Nilva, an anagram of his first name. He has also played with Michael Brecker, Kenny Drew, Oscar Peterson, Bennie Wallace, Duško Gojković, Johnny Griffin, and George Coleman.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Alvin Queen in Europe 1980 · Nilva Records Ashanti 1981 · Nilva Records

Lenox and Seventh 1985

I Ain't Looking at You 2006

Jammin' Uptown 2008

Mighty Long Way 2009

Also plays on

Albums where Alvin Queen is credited as a sideman

1987	A Prayer Before Dawn — Pharoah Sanders	drums (drum set)
1995	Bebop City — Dusko Goykovich	drums (drum set)
2001	Johnny Griffin & Steve Grossman Quintet — Johnny Griffin & Steve Grossman	drums (drum set)
2001	Take the D Train — Johnny Griffin & Steve Grossman Quintet	drums (drum set)