Leroy Williams

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Barry Harris Trio Andrew Hill Quartet Bill Hardman Sextet The Fred Simmons Trio Junior Cook Quartet The Warren Vaché Quintet The Rodney Kendrick Trio Charles McPherson Quartet Louis Smith Sextet Roni Ben-Hur Trio Kanji Ohta Trio The Warren Vaché-John Allred Quintet Leroy Williams Quartet

ex Karl Berger & Friends, Massimo Faraò Trio, The Joshua Breakstone Quartet, Ralph Lalama Quartet, John Marshall Quintet, The Pete Malinverni Trio, Richard Wyands Trio

Jazz drummer.
Born: February 3, 1941 in Chicago, IL
Died: June 1, 2022

> Not to be confused with the UK funk percussionist Leroy Williams, who was member of Hi-Tension and played with bands such as Atmosfear or Level 42.
> Not to be confused with the steel drummer from Trinidad who played with Chicago and Jaco Pastorius.

ALBUMS

The Barry Harris Trio* - Ron Carter / Leroy Williams

Honeysuckle Rosenberg

Shellac, 10", Brunswick

Leroy Williams Quartet

2004, CD, Jazz Child Records

Kanji Ohta Trio

A Day In New York

2018, CD, Album, T.K. Records (4)

Massimo Faraò Trio

The Warren Vaché Quintet

Remembers Benny Carter

2015, CD, Album, Arbors Records

The Warren Vaché-John Allred Quintet

2010, CD, Album, Arbors Records

The Warren Vaché-John Allred Quintet

Jubilation - In Bern Switzerland At Marians Jazzroom

2008, CD, Album, Arbors Records

Barry Harris Trio

Plays Tadd Dameron & Thelonious Monk

2008, CD, Comp, Jazz Lips

Barry Harris Trio

Live From New York! Vol. One

2006, CD, Album, Lineage Records,

Barry Harris Trio

The Last Time I Saw Paris

John Marshall Quintet

Dreamin' On The Hudson

1999, CD, Album, Organic Music (3),

Roni Ben-Hur Trio

Sofia's Butterfly

1997, CD, Album, TCB Records (2)

Barry Harris Trio

First Time Ever

John Marshall Quintet

Keep On Keepin' On

1996, CD, Album, Mons Records

Barry Harris Trio

I'm Old Fashioned

1996, CD, Album, Alfa Jazz

Ralph Lalama Quartet

You Know What I Mean

1995, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz, Criss Cross Jazz,

Richard Wyands Trio

1992, CD, Album, DIW

Louis Smith Sextet

Strike Up The Band

1991, CD, Album, SteepleChase,

Junior Cook Quartet

On A Misty Night

1990, CD, Album, SteepleChase

Bill Hardman Sextet

Junior Cook Quartet

The Place To Be

The Joshua Breakstone Quartet

1984, LP, Album, Sonora (5)

Andrew Hill Quartet

Divine Revelation

Barry Harris Trio

APPEARANCES +

Scenery Of Japanese Jazz: Best Of Ryo Fukui

The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70

2019, 8xCD, 24- + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

Pannonica - A Tribute To Pannonica - Deluxe Edition

2018, 2xCD, Album, Dlx, Cristal Records

This Is No Laughing Matter

2015, CD, Album, JZAZ Records

The Guitar Artistry Of Tal Farlow

Ballads And Other Cautionary Tales

2011, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

Sonny Stitt, Barry Harris

Sonny Stitt-Barry Harris - The Complete Late Quartets

2010, 3xCD, Comp, Jazz Row,

2009, CD, Comp, Jazz Ball Records, Jazz Ball Records,

Harumi Yamamura

“My Heart Belongs To Daddy” Harumi Yamamura At Sweet Rhythm

2009, CD, Album, What'sNew Records

2009, CD, Album, Ltd, Promo, RE, RM, SHM, Warner Bros. Records,

Post Bop/Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Chet Baker & Duke Jordan Trio

Complete George's Jazz Club Performance

2008, CD, Comp, Jazz Lips,

The Barry Harris Trio*

Complete Live In Tokyo 1976

2008, CD, Comp, Jazz Lips

Rob Schneiderman

Glass Enclosure

2008, CD, Album, Reservoir Music,

The Essential Jaco Pastorius

Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Fusion

I'll Keeping Loving You

2006, CD, Album, What'sNew Records

2005, CD, Album, Reservoir (2),

Post Bop/Latin Jazz

Before It's Too Late

2005, CD, Album, Not On Label

2004, CD, Album, Not On Label (Judith Dubowsky Self-released)

Charles McPherson Quartet Featuring Steve Kuhn

Live In New York

2003, CD, Album, Reservoir (2),

Jazz-Rock/Pop Rock/Classic Rock/Fusion/Soft Rock/Jazz-Funk

Punk Jazz: The Jaco Pastorius Anthology

Pete Malinverni

Autumn In New York

2002, CD, Album, Reservoir (2)

The Chicago Story: Complete Greatest Hits

2001, CD, Album, Reservoir (2)

Somethin' Special

2001, CD, Album, Sharp Nine Records

Django Reinhardt NY Festival Live At Birdland

Gypsy Jazz/Swing

Walter Booker Quintet

Bookie's Cookbook

2000, CD, Album, Mapleshade Records

Sounds Of The 70s - More Hits From 78

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music,

Pete Malinverni Trio*

2000, CD, Album, Reservoir (2),

1999, CD, Album, Sharp Nine Records,

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Camden,

Around The Block

1999, CD, Album, Amosaya Music

Full Complete Session From 'Holiday For Pans' Recordings (1980-82)

Fusion/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

Ryo Fukui In New York

Givin' Away The Store

1998, CD, Comp, 32 Jazz,

Bop/Contemporary Jazz

Best Of The Rest

1998, CD, Comp, 32 Jazz,

Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz

Pete Malinverni

1997, CD, Album, Reservoir (2)

Frank Morgan With The Rodney Kendrick Trio

Anthony Braxton And The Fred Simmons Trio

9 Standards (Quartet) 1993

1996, 2xCD, Album, Leo Records,

Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz

1996, CD, Album, Arbors Records,

Chicago (2) = シカゴ*

Group Portrait Vol.2 = グループ・ポートレート 2

1996, 2xCD, Comp, Overseas Records,

Classic Rock/Jazz-Rock/Pop Rock

Eighties Soul Weekender

Disco/Funk/Jazz-Funk/Soul/Soul-Jazz

Memphis To New York Spirit

1995, 2xCD, Comp, Chicago Records, Astral Music (2), Chicago Records

Roni Ben-Hur With The Barry Harris Trio

1995, CD, Album, TCB Records (2)

The Lost Grooves (Rare And Previously Unissued Slices Of Funk From The Vaults Of Blue Note 67-70)

Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life, Time Life Music,

Various, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Slide Hampton, Sahib Shihab, Oscar Pettiford

1994, CD, Comp, St-Clair Music,

Jazz 'Round Midnight

1994, 5xCD, Comp, Box, Verve Records,

Soul-Jazz/Cool Jazz/Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Swing/Bop/Vocal

Lullaby Of Birdland

'Big' John Patton*

The Organization! The Best Of 'Big' John Patton

Holiday For Pans

Then...That's What They Called Disco!

Coming Out Swinging

1992, CD, Album, Muse Records

Hisayo Tominaga

N.Y -Now And Yesterdays

1992, CD, Album, Not On Label

1991, CD, Album, SteepleChase,

Contemporary Jazz/Bop

The Essential Jazz Piano

With Barry Harris Quartets

Karl Berger And Friends*

Junior Cook Quartet, The George Coleman Octet

1990, CD, Comp, Affinity,

Be-Bop Ballads & Blues

1990, CD, Album, Comp, Timeless Records (3)

Jazz 'Round Midnight - Piano

Al Cohn & Barry Harris

The Complete Al Cohn / Barry Harris Quartets, Vol. 2 - No Problem

1989, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Xanadu Records,

Al Cohn & Barry Harris

The Complete Al Cohn / Barry Harris Quartets, Vol. 1 - Play It Now

1989, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Xanadu Records,

Harris* & Dyer*

presents Supernova

1989, LP, H & D Records,

Street Fighting Years

Groove Zone Sector Three

Viewpoints And Vibrations

Bop/Dixieland/Post Bop/Latin Jazz

Steve Turre, Hilton Ruiz, Bill Hardman, Junior Cook, Vibration Society

The Music Of Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Dolo Coker, Bob Mover, Barry Harris (2), Kenny Barron, Jimmy Raney, Al Cohn, Billy Mitchell

1985, LP, Comp, Xanadu Records,

1984, 7", Single, ZYX Records

Hard Bop/Contemporary Jazz

Vern Fridie And The Jazz Deciples

Vern Fridie And The Jazz Deciples

1983, LP, Co Op Records Inc., Co Op Records Inc.

To Be Young And Foolish

1983, LP, Album, Union Jazz

There's Something About An Old Love

I Remember Bebop

Thinking Of Home

World Of Trombones

There's A Reason

Buddy Tate · Bob Wilber

Sherman Shuffle

1978, LP, Album, Sackville Recordings

Introducing Ted Harris

1978, LP, Album, H & D Records

Barry Harris Plays Barry Harris

We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together

Autumn Love / Unspoken

Opening Remarks

Four Decades Of Jazz (A Musical History Of Xanadu)

Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing

Pressure Cooker

Al Cohn's America

Drifting On A Reed

"My Buddy" (Sonny Stitt Plays For Gene Ammons)

Classic Rock/Jazz-Rock/Soft Rock/Soul

Charles McPherson

Cool Jazz/Bop/Bossa Nova

Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron

Charles McPherson

It's Hard To Say So Long

Charles McPherson

Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady)

Charles McPherson

Charles McPherson

The Barry Harris Trio*

Accent On The Blues

Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

The Barry Harris Trio*

CD, Album, RE, Prestige

The Django Reinhardt Festival - Live At Birdland

2006, CD, Album, Kind Of Blue Records

Fusion/Jazz-Funk