Roy McCurdy (born November 28, 1936) is a jazz drummer.

Career

Before joining

Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", wh ...

's Quintet in 1965 and staying with the band until Adderley's death in 1975, he had played with Chuck and

Gap Mangione Gaspare Charles "Gap" Mangione (born July 31, 1938) is a jazz pianist from Rochester, New York. He is the brother of Chuck Mangione. Career In 1958, Mangione and his brother started performing together as the Mangione Brothers Sextet/Quintet. Fr ...

in the Jazz Brothers (1960–1961), as well as with

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

Betty Carter Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative int ...

and

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as ...

(1963–1964), appearing on the classic 1963 album '' Sonny Meets Hawk!'' He attended the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music ...

from sixteen to eighteen, during which time he also played professionally with

Roy Eldridge David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from ...

and with

Eddie Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was a ...

at seventeen. In 1960 he joined the

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doubl ...

–

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/ hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launc ...

Jazztet and remained for two years. Among the influences he cites

Louie Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

Shelly Manne Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, ...

, Sam Woodyard,

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

Papa Jo Jones Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes ...

Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. Biography Early career As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He was ...

and the bands of

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was ba ...

Jimmie Lunceford James Melvin Lunceford (June 6, 1902 – July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era. Early life Lunceford was born on a farm in the Evergreen community, west of the Tombigbee River, near Fulton, ...

and

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charle ...

. He has also played and/or recorded with

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and th ...

Wes Montgomery John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a dist ...

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, i ...

, Sarah Vaughan,

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

, Joe Williams,

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he hel ...

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

Bud Powell Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Along with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie, Powell was a leading figure in the development of mod ...

Art Pepper Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known ...

, and the jazz rock group Blood, Sweat and Tears, etc. He appears on the classic 1983 recording ''Jackson, Johnson, Brown & Company'' featuring

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging sol ...

on vibes, J. J. Johnson on trombone, Ray Brown on bass,

Tom Ranier Thomas John Ranier (born July 13, 1949) is an American instrumentalist who primarily plays piano but also saxophone and clarinet. As a jazz artist he has recorded widely under his own name and as a sideman for Warner Bros., Concord Records and ...

on piano, and

John Collins John Collins may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet * John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic * John H. Collins (director) (1889–1918), American director an ...

on guitar. As of 2010, McCurdy is an Adjunct Professor in the Jazz Studies Department of the Thornton School of Music at the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

As sideman

With Gap and Chuck Mangione, The Jazz Brothers • The Jazz Brothers (Riverside, 1960) • Hey Baby (Riverside, 1961) With

*'' Money in the Pocket'' (Capitol, 1966

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Great Love Themes ''Great Love Themes'' is an album recorded in April 1966 by jazz saxophonist Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley. It was released on the Capitol label featuring performances of ballads ― mostly Broadway show tunes ― by Cannonball Adderley with ...

'' (Capitol, 1966) *'' Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club''' (Capitol, 1966) *''

Cannonball in Japan ''Cannonball in Japan'' is a live recording by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo which was first released on the Japanese Capitol label in 1966 before being more widely released on CD in 1990.019 *'' Radio Nights'' (Night, 1967-68 991 *'' 74 Miles Away'' (Capitol, 1967) *''

Why Am I Treated So Bad! ''Why Am I Treated So Bad!'' is an album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood in 1967.In Person In Person may refer to one of several music albums: * ''In Person'' (Bobby Timmons album), 1961 * ''In Person'' (Vince Guaraldi album), 1963 * ''In Person'' (Cannonball Adderley album), 1968 * ''In Person'' (Ike & Tina Turner album), 1969 * ''In Per ...

'' (Capitol, 1968) *'' Country Preacher'' (Capitol, 1969) *'' The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra'' (Capitol, 1970) *''

Love, Sex, and the Zodiac ''Love, Sex, and the Zodiac'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Berkeley, California in 1970, but not released on the Fantasy label until 1974, featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Hal ...

'' (Fantasy, 1970 974 *'' The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free'' (Capitol, 1970) *''

The Happy People ''The Happy People'' is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was recorded in 1970 in New York City and released in 1972 through Capitol Records. It features contributio ...

'' (Capitol, 1970 972 *'' The Black Messiah'' (Capitol, 1970) *''

Music You All ''Music, You All'' is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was recorded at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California in 1972, and released in 1976 through Capitol Recor ...

'' (Capitol, 1970 976 *'' Inside Straight'' (Fantasy, 1973) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1974) *''

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'' (Fantasy, 1975) With

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

*'' Sayin' Somethin''' (Atlantic, 1966) *'' Live at Memory Lane'' (Atlantic, 1966) *'' The Scavenger'' (Milestone, 1968) *''

Soul Zodiac ''Soul Zodiac'' is the first collaborative studio album by the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes, presented by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was released in 1972 through Capitol Records. Recording sessions took place at Independent Recording ...

'' (Capitol, 1972) *''

Soul of the Bible ''Soul of the Bible'' is the second collaborative studio album by the Nat Adderley Sextet and Rick Holmes, presented by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. It was released as a follow-up to ''Soul Zodiac'' through Capitol Records in 1972. Recording se ...

'' (Capitol, 1972) *''

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'' (Capitol, 1974) *'' A Little New York Midtown Music'' (Galaxy, 1979) With

Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

*''

Brasswind ''Brasswind'' is an album by saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in late 1973 and early 1974 and released on the Prestige label.

'' (Prestige, 1974) With

*'' Mostly Blues...and Some Others'' (Pablo, 1983) With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

*'' Benny Carter Songbook'' (MusicMasters, 1996) *'' Benny Carter Songbook Volume II'' (MusicMasters, 1997) With

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Inside Betty Carter ''Inside Betty Carter'' is a 1964 Betty Carter album. It contains the first recording of Carter's signature song, " Open the Door". Originally released on the United Artists label with eight tracks, it was reissued by Capitol Records in 1993 wit ...

'' (United Artists, 1964) With

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'' (Argo, 1961) *''

Here and Now Here and Now may refer to: Music * Here & Now (band), an English progressive/space rock band * Here and Now Tour, a series of concert tours Albums * ''Here and Now'' (The Jazztet album) (1962) * ''Here and Now'' (Hampton Hawes album) (1965) * ...

'' (Mercury, 1962) – with

*''

Another Git Together ''Another Git Together'' is an album by the Jazztet, led by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson. It features performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Mercury label.

'' (Mercury, 1962) – with Benny Golson With

* '' California Message'' (Baystate, 1981) with

Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz Trombone, trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December ...

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One More Mem'ry ''One More Mem'ry'' is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1981 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year. The album features trombonist Curtis Fuller and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless labe ...

'' (Baystate, 1982) with Curtis Fuller With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

and

Tamiko Jones Tamiko Jones (born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson, 1945) is an American singer. Her most successful record was "Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out For Your Love)" in 1975. Career Barbara Tamiko Ferguson was born in Kyle, West Virginia, and has part Japanese ...

*'' A Mann & A Woman'' (Atlantic, 1966) With

Kenny Rankin Kenneth Joseph Rankin (February 10, 1940 – June 7, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter in the folk rock and singer-songwriter genres; he was influenced by jazz. Rankin would often sing notes in a high range to express emotion. Biogr ...

*''After the Roses'' (Atlantic, 1980) *''Professional Dreamer'' (Private Music, 1995) With

Shorty Rogers Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arrang ...

and

Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thr ...

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Yesterday, Today and Forever ''Yesterday, Today and Forever'' is an album by saxophonist/flautist Bud Shank and flugelhornist/trumpeter Shorty Rogers recorded in 1983 and released on the Concord Jazz label.Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as ...

*'' Sonny Meets Hawk!'' (RCA Victor, 1963) *'' Now's the Time'' (RCA Victor, 1964) *''

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'' (Milestone, 1975) With

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Sweet and Soulful Sounds ''Sweet and Soulful Sounds'' is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

'' (Riverside, 1963) With

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair ...

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I Want a Little Girl ''I Want a Little Girl'' is an album by saxophonist/vocalist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. It was recorded and released by the Pablo label in 1978.Joe Williams *''

Joe Williams Live ''Joe Williams Live'' is a live album by Joe Williams featuring Cannonball Adderley's Septet recorded at Fantasy Studios' Studio "A" in front of a live audience and released on the Fantasy label.

'' (Fantasy, 1973) With Michael Wolff *'' Portraiture, The Blues Period'' (Fuel 2000 FLD-1004, 1997) ;With Betty Bennett *''The Song Is You'' (1990) with Bob Cooper,

Mundell Lowe James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician. He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the ''Billy Jack'' soundtrac ...

George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Ar ...

Monty Budwig Monte Rex Budwig (December 26, 1929 – March 9, 1992) was a West Coast jazz double bassist, professionally known as Monty Budwig. Early life Monte Rex Budwig was born in Pender, Nebraska, on December 26, 1929.His full birthname was Monte Rex B ...

and Roy McCurdy.

References

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