Lex Humphries

American drummer (1936–1994)

Born: 22 August 1936
Rockaway
Died: 11 July 1994
New York City
Country: United States

Biography

Lex Humphries was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Lex Humphries was born on 22 August 1936 in Rockaway and died on 11 July 1994 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Lex Humphries (August 22, 1936 – July 11, 1994) was an American jazz drummer. He worked with two musicians known for mixing world music with jazz: Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef. As a member of Sun Ra's "Arkestra" he appeared in the film Space Is the Place. Humphries played on the Giant Steps sessions with John Coltrane. The alternate versions of "Giant Steps", "Naima", and "Like Sonny" that he and Cedar Walton recorded with Coltrane were first released in 1974. He was also the first drummer in the Jazztet, appearing on their first album, Meet the Jazztet, in 1960. He died in Philadelphia in 1994, aged 57. The cause of death was undisclosed, but according to fellow drummer Mickey Roker, he was distraught in his later years due to marital problems and being separated from his son.

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Albums where Lex Humphries is credited as a sideman

1959	Have Trumpet, Will Excite! — Dizzy Gillespie	drums (drum set)
1959	Chris in Person — Chris Connor	membranophone, drums (drum set)
1959	Profile — Duke Pearson	drums (drum set)
1959	Junior — Junior Mance and His Swinging Piano	drums (drum set)
1960	Byrd in Flight — Donald Byrd	drums (drum set)
1960	Fuego — Donald Byrd	drums (drum set)
1960	The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set), timpani
1960	1st Bassman — Paul Chambers	drums (drum set)
1960	At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 2 — Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Laymon Jackson & Lex Humphries	drums (drum set)
1960	Soulnik — Doug Watkins Quintet featuring Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1961	So Much Guitar! — Wes Montgomery	drums (drum set)
1961	Eastern Sounds — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1961	At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 1 — Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Laymon Jackson, Lex Humphries	drums (drum set)
1962	Rearin' Back — Sonny Stitt	drums (drum set)
1963	A New Perspective — Donald Byrd	membranophone, drums (drum set)
1963	Nights of Ballads & Blues — McCoy Tyner	drums (drum set)
1966	Minor Mishap — Freddie Hubbard	drums (drum set)
1968	Angel Eyes — Duke Pearson	drums (drum set)
1970	Dedication! — Duke Pearson	drums (drum set)
1973	Space Is the Place — Sun Ra	drums (drum set)
1997	At the Half Note Cafe, Volumes 1 & 2 — Donald Byrd	drums (drum set)
2000	The Donald Byrd Collection — Donald Byrd	drums (drum set)
2013	Art Farmer Vol.2 Seven Classic Albums — Art Farmer	drums (drum set)