Bernard Purdie

American R&B, soul and funk drummer

Born: 11 June 1939
Elkton
Country: United States
Active: 1958–
Record labels: A&M Records, Flying Dutchman Records
Discography: 15 albums

Biography

Bernard Purdie is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Bernard Purdie was born on 11 June 1939 in Elkton. The music is usually filed under soul. Record labels: A&M Records and Flying Dutchman Records. The discography here lists 15 albums, from “Soul Drums” (1968) to “Cool Down” (2018).

Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is known for his precise time-keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the Purdie shuffle. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. One of the most recorded drummers in music history, Purdie is said to have played on over 4,000 recordings.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Soul Drums 1968 · Date Purdie Good! 1971 · Prestige Soul Is… Pretty Purdie 1972 · Flying Dutchman Shaft 1973 · Prestige Lialeh 1974 · Bryan Records

Delights of the Garden 1977

Coolin’ ‘n Groovin’ 1994

Jazz Groove Sessions in Tokyo 1995 · Live

Master Drummers, Volume 1 1995

Master Drummers, Volume Two 1996

Soul to Jazz 1996

Soul to Jazz II 1997

The Godfathers of Groove 2006

Purdie Good Cookin’ 2007

Cool Down 2018

Also plays on

Albums where Bernard Purdie is credited as a sideman

1966	Our Mann Flute — Herbie Mann	drums (drum set)
1966	Jazz Raga — Gábor Szabó	drums (drum set)
1967	Nina Simone Sings the Blues — Nina Simone	drums (drum set), timpani
1967	Silk & Soul — Nina Simone	drums (drum set)
1967	Tune In Turn On: To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties — Benny Golson	drums (drum set)
1968	Soul Bag — Mongo Santamaría	drums (drum set)
1968	The Great Byrd — Charlie Byrd	drums (drum set)
1968	Windmills of My Mind — Grady Tate	drums (drum set)
1968	Bigger & Better — David “Fathead” Newman	drums (drum set)
1968	Feeling Blue — Phil Upchurch	drums (drum set)
1969	Fat Albert Rotunda — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
1969	To Love Somebody — Nina Simone	drums (drum set), timpani
1969	A Soul Experiment — Freddie Hubbard	drums (drum set)
1969	Yusef Lateef’s Detroit Latitude 42° 30′ Longitude 83° — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1969	New Grass — Albert Ayler	drums (drum set)
1969	Coryell — Larry Coryell	drums (drum set)
1969	Soul Song — Shirley Scott	drums (drum set)
1969	Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul — Hank Crawford	drums (drum set)
1969	The Many Facets of David Newman — David Newman	drums (drum set)
1969	America the Beautiful — Gary McFarland	drums (drum set)
1970	Louis Armstrong and His Friends — Louis Armstrong	drums (drum set)
1970	The Real Thing — Dizzy Gillespie	drums (drum set)
1970	Cornucopia — Dizzy Gillespie	drums (drum set), percussion
1970	For Losers — Archie Shepp	drums (drum set)
1970	The Diverse Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set), timbales
1970	Brother Jug! — Gene Ammons	drums (drum set)
1971	Good Vibes — Gary Burton	percussion
1971	Push Push — Herbie Mann	drums (drum set)
1971	From a Whisper to a Scream — Esther Phillips	drums (drum set)
1971	Fairyland — Larry Coryell	drums (drum set)