Pete La Roca

drums

Drummer whose Basra (Blue Note, 1965) is his first record as a leader, recorded with Joe Henderson, Steve Kuhn and Steve Swallow. According to AllMusic (Scott Yanow), he led only two albums during the best years of his career.

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Modal

Landmark tracks

• Malagueña (Pete La Roca) (1965)
• Candu (1965)
• Tears Come from Heaven (1965)
• Basra (1965)
• Lazy Afternoon (Pete La Roca) (1965)
• Eiderdown (1965)

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