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Barry Harris
Barry Harris
American bebop jazz pianist
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Sam Jones
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist
2
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
3
Bill Hardman
Bill Hardman
American musician
4
Charles McPherson
Charles McPherson
American jazz alto saxophonist
5
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson
American musician
6
Junior Cook
Junior Cook
American saxophonist
7
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
8
Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist
9
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
10
Duke Jordan
Duke Jordan
American musician
11
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
12
Albert Heath
Albert Heath
American drummer
13
Barry Altschul
Barry Altschul
American drummer
14
Clifford Jordan
Clifford Jordan
American jazz saxophone player
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Mickey Tucker
Mickey Tucker
American pianist
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Beaver Harris
Beaver Harris
American musician
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Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
American jazz drummer
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Ronnie Cuber
Ronnie Cuber
American musician
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Dolo Coker
Dolo Coker
American musician
20
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
American musician
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Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
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Bill Mays
Bill Mays
American pianist
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Roy Brooks
Roy Brooks
American drummer
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Mickey Roker
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer
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Freddie Waits
Freddie Waits
American musician
26
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
27
Walter Booker
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
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Larry Gales
Larry Gales
American musician
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Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
American bassist
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Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
32
Lennie McBrowne
Lennie McBrowne
American musician
33
Frank Strozier
Frank Strozier
American saxophonist
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Wilbur Little
Wilbur Little
American musician
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Teddy Edwards
Teddy Edwards
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
American-Danish jazz pianist
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Vic Juris
Vic Juris
American jazz guitarist
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Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer
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Walter Bishop Jr.
Walter Bishop Jr.
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer
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Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist
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Idrees Sulieman
Idrees Sulieman
American musician
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Red Rodney
Red Rodney
American musician
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Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss
American jazz musician
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Steve McCall
Steve McCall
American jazz drummer
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Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington
American musician
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Ben Riley
Ben Riley
American drummer
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Mike Richmond
Mike Richmond
American musician
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Larry Gray
Larry Gray
American musician
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Thad Jones
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Albert Dailey
Albert Dailey
American musician
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Clifford Jarvis
Clifford Jarvis
American drummer
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David Williams
David Williams
American jazz musician
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Don Patterson
Don Patterson
American jazz organist
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Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
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Bob Berg
Bob Berg
American musician
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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader
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Al Foster
Al Foster
American musician
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Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson
American musician
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Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Melvin Sparks
Melvin Sparks
American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist
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Slide Hampton
Slide Hampton
American trombonist
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Sonny Red
Sonny Red
American musician
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Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid
American musician
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Ronnie Mathews
Ronnie Mathews
American musician
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Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
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Tete Montoliu
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997)
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Kiane Zawadi
Kiane Zawadi
American jazz musician
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Jerry Dodgion
Jerry Dodgion
American musician
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Larry Ridley
Larry Ridley
American musician
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Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
American musician
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Warren Smith
Warren Smith
American musician
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Victor Lewis
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
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Billy Drummond
Billy Drummond
American musician
77
Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
78
Jack McDuff
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
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Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter
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Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
American jazz tenor saxophonist
Leroy Williams
American jazz drummer

Leroy Williams

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American jazz drummer
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Music

Leroy Williams (born 1941) is an American drummer, mostly known for his work in jazz.

Williams first began playing drums as a teenager in the 1950s. From 1959 to the middle of the 1960s he played with singer Judy Roberts, and following this he moved to New York City and played with Booker Ervin in 1967. In 1968 he played with Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp, and Clifford Jordan; in 1969 he first began playing with Barry Harris, with whom he would collaborate often. 1970 saw him playing with Hank Mobley, Wilbur Ware, and Thelonious Monk, the latter of which he went with on a tour of Japan. Later in the 1970s he played with Yusef Lateef, Ray Bryant, Charles McPherson, Stan Getz, Andrew Hill, Sonny Stitt, Junior Cook, Al Cohn, Buddy Tate, and Bob Wilber.

In the 1980s Williams played with Talk Talk, Level 42, Art Davis, Barry Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Steve Turre, and Bill Hardman. In the 1990s he performed with Anthony Braxton, Lee Konitz, Ralph Lalama, and Pete Malinverni. He was a member of the group El Mollenium with Roni Ben-Hur, Bertha Hope, and Walter Booker.