Roy Brooks

American drummer (1938–2005)

Born: 9 March 1938
Detroit
Died: 15 November 2005
Detroit
Country: United States
Record labels: Enja Records
Discography: 4 albums

Biography

Roy Brooks was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Roy Brooks was born on 9 March 1938 in Detroit and died on 15 November 2005 in Detroit. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “Beat” (1964) to “Understanding” (2021).

Roy Brooks (March 9, 1938 – November 15, 2005) was an American jazz drummer.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Beat 1964 · Workshop Jazz The Free Slave 1972 · Muse Records

Duet In Detroit 1993

Understanding 2021 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Roy Brooks is credited as a sideman

1960	Blue’s Moods — Blue Mitchell	drums (drum set)
1960	Out of the Blue — Sonny Red	drums (drum set)
1961	Hip Soul — Shirley Scott	drums (drum set)
1962	Groovin' With Buddy Tate — Buddy Tate	drums (drum set)
1963	The Cup Bearers — Blue Mitchell	drums (drum set)
1966	The Golden Flute — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1966	A flat, G flat and C — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1968	The Complete Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1968	The Blue Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1969	Yusef Lateef’s Detroit Latitude 42° 30′ Longitude 83° — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
1970	The Diverse Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	congas, gong, shofar, drums (drum set)
1972	Constellation — Sonny Stitt	membranophone
1974	African Space Program — Dollar Brand	percussion
1974	The Champ — Sonny Stitt	membranophone, drums (drum set)
1974	Newmanism — David Newman	drums (drum set)
1976	Banyana: Children of Africa — Abdullah Ibrahim	drums (drum set)
1976	Too Heavy for Words — James Moody	drums (drum set), membranophone
1977	Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand — Buddy Tate meets Dollar Brand	drums (drum set)
1979	Tray of Silver — Archie Shepp	drums (drum set)
1991	To the Max! — Max Roach	percussion
1994	Step Lightly — Blue Mitchell	drums (drum set)
1995	Supreme — Coleman Hawkins	drums (drum set)
1996	The Jumpin' Blues — Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1997	Bemsha Swing — Woody Shaw	drums (drum set), membranophone
2000	Blue Seven — Shirley Scott with Oliver Nelson & Joe Newman	membranophone, drums (drum set)
2002	Paris Blues — Horace Silver	membranophone
2004	The Blue — Yusef Lateef	drums (drum set)
2008	Dearly Beloved — Stanley Turrentine	membranophone
2018	Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden — Charles Mingus	drums (drum set), spoken vocals, musical saw
2022	The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's — Charles Mingus	drums (drum set), musical saw