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Roy Brooks (09 Mar 1938 - 15 Nov 2005)

Male Person - United States

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. Beat 1964
  2. The Free Slave 1972
  3. Duet In Detroit 1993

Album - Live

  1. Understanding 23 Jul 2021

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. M'Boom
  2. Charles Mingus Sextet drums (drum set)

Recordings by (21)

  1. Homestretch 5:15 (1964) mono
  2. If You Could See Me Now 4:46 (1964) mono
  3. Passin’ the Buck 4:34 (1964) mono
  4. Soulin’ 4:29 (1964) mono
  5. Soulsphere 5:05 (1964) mono
  6. My Secret Passion 6:51 (1964) mono
  7. The Free Slave 12:18 (1972)
  8. Understanding 10:57 (1972)
  9. Will Pan's Walk 9:07 (1972)
  10. Five for Max 13:40 (1972)
  11. M'Jumbe 16:03 (1973)
  12. The Last Prophet 8:13 (1973)
  13. The Smart Set 5:53 (1973)
  14. Eboness 5:33 (1973)
  15. Eboness (Kwanza) 13:00 (1973)
  16. Introduction 0:26 (23 Jul 2021)
  17. Prelude To Understanding 21:34 (23 Jul 2021)
  18. Billie's Bounce 21:07 (23 Jul 2021)
  19. Zoltan 23:18 (23 Jul 2021)
  20. Taurus Woman 32:26 (23 Jul 2021)
  21. The Theme 4:32 (23 Jul 2021)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. I’ll Close My Eyes 5:56 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  2. Avars 4:07 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  3. I Wish I Knew 4:26 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  4. Where You At? 5:37 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  5. Me and My Baby 5:58 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  6. Kinda Vague 6:28 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  7. When I Fall in Love 5:42 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  8. Nica’s Dream 6:48 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  9. Blues in the Pocket 6:32 Sonny Red (1960) drums (drum set)
  10. Scrapple From the Apple 4:00 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  11. Strollin’ 4:59 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  12. Nadia 4:10 Sonny Red (1960) drums (drum set)
  13. Yeah! 6:28 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  14. Without You 4:50 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  15. Stay as Sweet as You Are 6:16 Sonny Red (1960) drums (drum set)
  16. Horace-Scope 4:43 The Horace Silver Quintet (1960) drums (drum set)
  17. Alone Too Long 3:00 Sonny Red (1960) drums (drum set)
  18. Bluesville 5:53 Sonny Red (1960) drums (drum set)
  19. I've Never Been in Love Before 5:24 Sonny Red (1960) drums (drum set)
  20. Sweet Pumpkin 4:19 Blue Mitchell (1960) drums (drum set)
  21. Hip Soul 6:34 Shirley Scott (02 Jun 1961) membranophone
  22. By Myself 6:02 Shirley Scott (02 Jun 1961) membranophone
  23. 411 West 6:34 Shirley Scott (02 Jun 1961) membranophone
  24. Stanley's Time 4:23 Shirley Scott (02 Jun 1961) membranophone
  25. Trane's Blues 4:57 Shirley Scott (02 Jun 1961) membranophone
  26. Out of This World 11:18 Shirley Scott (02 Jun 1961) membranophone
  27. Kiss Me Right 9:18 The Horace Silver Quintet (Aug 1961) drums (drum set)
  28. The Gringo 10:37 The Horace Silver Quintet (Aug 1961) drums (drum set)
  29. Filthy McNasty 11:25 The Horace Silver Quintet (Aug 1961) drums (drum set)
  30. Doin' the Thing 10:56 The Horace Silver Quintet (Aug 1961) drums (drum set)
  31. The Theme: Cool Eyes 1:06 The Horace Silver Quintet (Aug 1961) drums (drum set)
  32. The Gringo / The Theme: Cool Eyes 12:03 The Horace Silver Quintet (1961) drums (drum set)
  33. East of the Sun ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  34. The Salt Mines ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  35. Board Walk ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  36. Overdrive ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  37. Blues for Trixie ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  38. Makin' Whoopee ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  39. I'm Just a Lucky So and So ?:?? Buddy Tate (1962) drums (drum set)
  40. Tiger Lily 8:31 Blue Mitchell (1963) drums (drum set)
  41. The Dragon Lady 7:02 The Horace Silver Quintet (1963) drums (drum set)
  42. Silver's Serenade 9:21 The Horace Silver Quintet (1963) drums (drum set)
  43. Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty 7:23 The Horace Silver Quintet (1963) drums (drum set)
  44. Sweet Sweetie Dee 7:34 The Horace Silver Quintet (1963) drums (drum set)
  45. How Deep Is the Ocean? 6:43 Blue Mitchell (1963) drums (drum set)
  46. Why Do I Love You? 5:28 Blue Mitchell (1963) drums (drum set)
  47. Nineteen Bars 6:21 The Horace Silver Quintet (1963) drums (drum set)
  48. Capers 6:05 Blue Mitchell (1963) drums (drum set)
  49. Dingbat Blues 5:43 Blue Mitchell (1963) drums (drum set)
  50. Turquoise 5:04 Blue Mitchell (1963) drums (drum set)

Credited as (9)

  1. Roy Brooks
  2. Roy Brooks/Randy Weston
  3. Roy Brooks/Woody Shaw
  4. Roy Brooks/Don Pullen
  5. Roy Brooks/Geri Allen
  6. Abdullah Ibrahim, Cecil McBee & Roy Brooks
  7. Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks
  8. Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Cedar Walton, Gene Taylor, Roy Brooks
  9. Blue Mitchell, Leo Wright, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Gene Taylor, Roy Brooks

Works (1)

Composed

  1. Eboness

Links (9)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78048854
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n78048854
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891883s
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134810910

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Brooks

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/252961

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000848857

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/69114981

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356908