Obituaries: Legendary Detroit jazz drummer Roy Brooks dies
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Posted by: editoron Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 05:59 PM |
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BY MARK STRYKER
FREE PRESS MUSIC WRITER
Roy Brooks, one of the greatest jazz musicians to emerge from Detroit and in his heyday in the 1960s a ubiquitous presence in clubs and on record with many of the biggest names in jazz, died Tuesday at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He was 67 and suffered from heart, lung, arthritis and circulation troubles, said his wife Hermine Brooks.
Brooks clarified swing, gutsy attack, fiery momentum and distinctive rhythmic snap made him on eof the keynote hard bop drummers of his generation. He made his name with pianist Horace Silvers Quintet from 1959-64 and later worked or recorded with Sonny Stitt, Yusef Lateef, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, James Moody and countless others.
After returning to Detroit in the <70s, Brooks became a godfather on the local scene, working with groups such as his Aboriginal Percussion Choir, playing the blues on the musical saw and mentoring future stars like pianist Geri Allen.br>
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