Roy Brooks
Roy Brooks
Top Songs
| 1 | My Secret Passion | ||
| 2 | Soulsphere | ||
| 3 | Soulin' | ||
| 4 | Passin' The Buck | ||
| 5 | If You Could See Me Now |
Albums
Aug 1964 • 6 songs
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Biography
One of the premier drummer/percussionists to emerge from the hard bop generation, Detroit's Roy Brooks was a unique stylist, an inventor of musical instruments, and a composer. His iconic trap kit style wed the finesse, invention, and sophistication dictated by modern jazz to an unshakeable pulse that reflected his deep love of '50s R&B, making him a perfect fit for the Horace Silver Quintet between 1959 and 1964. Brooks' leader debut, Beat, appeared in 1964. He spent the '60s working with Chet Baker and Yusef Lateef, among others. In 1970 he founded Artistic Truth and joined ...