Alvin Queen
Alvin Queen
Top Songs
| 1 | Evening Stroll Through Nyhavn [Live] | ||
| 2 | Detour Ahead [Live] | ||
| 3 | Blues For Sluggo [Live] | ||
| 4 | Herd's Word [Live] | ||
| 5 | The Jazzcup Café Blues [Live] |
Albums
Nov 2024 • 7 songs
Oct 2024 • 1 song
Aug 2024 • 1 song
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Biography
A crisp, powerful, and swinging drummer, Alvin Queen hasn't recorded as often as his talents merit, but what he's done is consistently engaging and demanding. Queen worked with George Benson and Stanley Turrentine, then traveled to Europe with Charles Tolliver's quartet. During the '70s, he worked with the group Music Inc., co-led by Tolliver and Stanley Cowell. Queen departed America in 1979 for Switzerland, and established Nilva Records. He then toured France with Plas Johnson and Harry Edison, and recorded with John Collins and Junior Mance in the '80s; while also working i...