Larry Ritchie

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Larry Ritchie (born March 5, 1932) [1] [2] was an American jazz drummer and record/CD producer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York as Lawrence Ritchie to Walter Ritchie, an electrician, and Pearl Ritchie, a domestic worker, both of whom were migrants from rural Virginia.

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Ritchie has recorded with John Coltrane, [3] Ray Draper, and Jackie McLean. Examples of his jazz work are provided by McLean's Strange Blues (1957) and Freddie Redd's Music from The Connection (1960). [4]

Ritchie was also a talented painter and by the mid-1960s, he devoted more of his time to painting than to music.

Discography

With John Coltrane

With Ray Draper

With Jackie McLean

With Freddie Redd

References

  1. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965". Ancestry. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ↑ May, Chris (2009-10-16). "More extended analysis: John Coltrane: Side Steps". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  4. ↑ Becton, Eddie (2005-12-02). "CD/LP/Review: The Music from The Connection". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 285. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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