Larry Ritchie (born March 5, 1932) was an American

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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. Ritchie has recorded with

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the Jazz#Post-war jazz, history of jazz and 20th-century musi ...

Ray Draper Raymond Allen Draper (August 3, 1940, New York City – November 1, 1982) was an American jazz tuba player. Early life and education Draper was born in New York City and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the mid-1950s. Career As a ...

, and

Jackie McLean John Lenwood McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator. He is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their death. Bio ...

. Examples of his jazz work are provided by McLean's ''Strange Blues'' (1957) and

Freddie Redd Freddie Redd (May 29, 1928 – March 17, 2021) was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany '' The Connection'' (1959), a play by Jack Gelber. According to Peter Watrous, writing in ''The New Y ...

's ''Music from The Connection'' (1960). Ritchie was also a talented painter and by the mid-1960s, he devoted more of his time to painting than to music.

Discography

With

*''Like Sonny'' (Capitol, 1958–60) With

*''

The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane ''The Ray Draper Quintet featuring John Coltrane'' is the second album by tuba player Ray Draper recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label. Reception Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album: "Draper had ambitious dreams of making ...

'' (Prestige, 1957) *''A Tuba Jazz'' (Jubilee, 1958) With

*''

Fat Jazz ''Fat Jazz'', also referred to as ''Jackie McLean Plays Fat Jazz'', is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean, which was recorded in late 1957 and released by the Jubilee label in 1959.

'' (Jubilee, 1957) *'' Strange Blues'' (Prestige, 1957) With

*'' The Connection'' (Blue Note, 1960)

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External links

*https://www.discogs.com/artist/746337-Larry-Ritchie American jazz drummers 1932 births Possibly living people American male drummers {{Jazz-drummer-stub