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      • Leroy Williams (February 3, 1937 – June 1, 2022) was 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 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. He recorded with Rodney Kendrick, Roy Hargrove, and Justin Roberson.


      Discography




      = As sideman

      =
      With Pepper Adams

      The Master... (Muse, 1980)
      With Anthony Braxton

      9 Standards (Quartet) 1993 (Leo, 1993)
      With Al Cohn

      Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1976)
      With Junior Cook

      Pressure Cooker (Catalyst, 1977)
      Good Cookin' (Muse, 1979)
      The Place to Be (SteepleChase, 1988)
      On a Misty Night (SteepleChase, 1989)
      With Ted Dunbar

      Opening Remarks (Xanadu, 1978)
      With Slide Hampton

      World of Trombones (West 54, 1979)
      With Bill Hardman

      Focus (1980 [1984])
      Politely (Muse, 1981 [1982])
      What's Up (SteepleChase, 1989)
      With Barry Harris

      Magnificent! (Prestige, 1969)
      Vicissitudes (MPS, 1972)
      Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron (Xanadu, 1975)
      Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
      Barry Harris Plays Barry Harris (Xanadu, 1978)
      For the Moment (Uptown, 1985)
      With Andrew Hill

      Blue Black (East Wind, 1975)
      Divine Revelation (Steeplechase, 1975)
      With Lee Konitz
      Lullaby of Birdland (Candid, 1991 [1994])
      With Samuel Lerner

      Zombi(e)bop (Black & Blue, 2014)
      With Charles McPherson

      Charles McPherson (Mainstream, 1971)
      Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (Mainstream, 1972)
      Beautiful! (Xanadu, 1975)
      Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
      With Hank Mobley

      Thinking of Home (Blue Note, 1970)
      With Frank Morgan

      Bop! (Telarc, 1997)
      With John Patton

      Accent on the Blues (Blue Note, 1969)
      Memphis to New York Spirit (Blue Note, 1969-70 [1996])
      With Jimmy Raney

      Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
      With Red Rodney

      Home Free (Muse, 1977 [1979])
      With Sonny Stitt

      My Buddy: Sonny Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons (Muse, 1975)
      With Warren Vache

      The Warren Vache Quintet Remembers Benny Carter (Arbors, 2015)
      With Doug Lawrence

      Soul Carnival (Fable, 1997)
      With Ryo Fukui

      In New York (1999)


      References


      Footnotes

      General references
      Leroy Williams at Allmusic


      External links


      Leroy Williams at Discogs

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